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    help with idle

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by levitzah, Sep 30, 2007.

  1. levitzah

    levitzah Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi i was wondering if it's ok if i let my m1330 idle for long times without shutting it down? would that cause any damage to my notebook? thanks in advance
     
    levitzah, Sep 30, 2007
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    Just put the thing in sleep mode. How long exactly?
     
    Sahin, Oct 1, 2007
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    SJSMR2 Notebook Guru

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    I agree sleep mode would be my choice also. But I am thinking that your laptop should not get hot just idling. So I doubt damage would be done. It should run cool with no HD or Processor activity.
     
    SJSMR2, Oct 1, 2007
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