What tests could I perform to be sure there is no damage from the time it was in the case.  Nothing strange has happened since then and the computer did not feel "hot" to the touch, but it was quite warm.


On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 03:33:38 -0500, Kenneth Alan Boyd Ramsay wrote:

>>
>> Date:    Sat, 22 Jan 2000 17:51:28 -0800
>> From:    Yui Shin <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: lap top and battery - fan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> > I wonder why a fan would come on in a lap top when the system was off and
>> stored in its case?  It was in use and I put it in its case to go and when I
>> got to my destination I found that the fan was on, it was a bit
>> > worm, but I don't think that worm.
>> >
>> > At any rate it was in the case for about twenty minutes and there was 69%
>> of the battery left, could I have damaged something as it was worm, but not
>> hot in my opinion.
>>
>> I would suspect the laptop was pretty warm to begin with
>> and by immediately sealing it in a case, heat could not vent.
>> Newer laptops(within a couple years) monitor temperature
>> continually in case you leave your laptop in a hot car, etc.
>> Your BIOS might have an option to disable the power
>> off cooling. Some Winbook laptops list this under
>> power management.
>>
>> As far as damage. Heat is definitely more
>> difficult to remedy on laptops due to their
>> compact size. I've tested a Cyrix based laptop
>> at 88*C before it took out the motherboard
>> cache. I don't know if heat really damaged the
>> cache, but it can shorten battery life among
>> other things.
>>
>> Also, you may already know this from your
>> owner's manual...
>> Never close your laptop display while the power
>> is on or just after using it for a long period.
>> The LCD display is very vulnerable to heat
>> rising up through the keyboard. Few warranties
>> will cover LCD's damaged by heat.
>>
>> -yui shin

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