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    Does the T61 shut down automatically if it overheats?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by gamerdan1, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. gamerdan1

    gamerdan1 Notebook Guru

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    I left my T61 running in a computer bag for four hours by mistake and it didn't shut down automatically. Does this mean it didn't overheat? I'm concerned that I might have caused some damage, everything's running ok as of now.
     
    gamerdan1, Dec 10, 2007
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    If it werent doing any work (=idle) it shouldnt have overheated. A bag (if it isnt made of metal) is quite good at spreading the heat and it does breath a bit
     
    Sprint, Dec 10, 2007
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    Thanks for the good news. Yes, it was idle
     
    gamerdan1, Dec 10, 2007
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    Four hours on battery in the bag, nice. ;)

    Your laptop should be fine.
     
    Arki, Dec 10, 2007
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    And just a note, yes it would've shut down on it's own if it overheated.
     
    ooxxoo, Dec 10, 2007
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    I did that once. I shut the lid and stuffed the computer in my bag, rolled the bag out to the parking lot, tossed it in the car, drove home, pulled it out, rolled it in the house and discovered the bag was very warm. Turns out that the thing didn't go into standby and had been running the whole way. Didn't have a problem, except for the hard drive that died a few days later, but this was on a T40 before the Active Protection system.
     
    redmaxx, Dec 10, 2007
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