temprature guage

[Stephen]

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" <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 <shawn at badger.pro> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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~(-:
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