okay.... so this means if i'm going anywhere do the cold reboot (except turning it back on) before i put my computer in its bag so the sensoe doesn;t trip. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Stephen wrote: > Well there is a thermal sensor in the cpu that does this most of the time. > This is for both desktops and laptops. Within the last 5 years at least. > On Aug 23, 2013 7:25 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > >> with my computer it won't allow you to turn it back on unless you plug it >> in,take out the battery, press the power button for like 30 seconds. Then >> when you press the button again it will turn back on. My question was >> really related to to how I turned the computer off,stuck it in my bag, and >> then went to flagstaff. Then when I got there the computer would not turn >> on as the sesor had been tripped. My question was really whether the sensor >> could be trpped when the computer was off. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:25 AM, Shawn Badger wrote: >> >>> Yes, most laptops have a temperature sensor that will shut them down if >>> they get to hot, but they will allow you to turn it back on once it cools >>> down again. I have never seen one the is permanently shutdown because of >>> that unless you got it hot enough to melt the circuits inside. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> you know the the overtemp gauge that won't allow a laptop to start if >>>> it is tripped? am I wrong in my discovery that it can be tripped even >>>> while the computer is off? >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >