That is my advice. especially during summer heat. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > 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 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen