I use a Dell Vostro 1500 notebook as my PC. I run Windows XP Professional for OS. Being the wonderful system that it is, it sometimes does BSOD on various occasions, perhaps ones like when I put the system in hibernation (happened a few times before).
So, yesterday I push the power button to hibernate the PC and unwittingly stick it into the laptop bag before making sure it's powered down. It isn't.
Some six hours later, I pull the HOT AS HELL machine outta the bag and scream in horror. The air in the bag is warm and stiff. The notebook must have gotten so hot that the power cut off automatically.
I inspect the battery power indicator, which says the battery still has more than 80% juice, which means it didn't melt. I let the machine cool down a bit, and try to power it up from battery (so it doesn't cool off too rapidly in the cold ambient environment, which I figure is just as harmful as overheating).
The laptop power up and gives me a warning beep. A message appears "Your computer was powered down because apparently its temperature was to high. This can be caused by ventilation problems, air obstruction etcaetera etcaetera. Press F1 to continue, F2 to run Diagnostics utility".
Then it proceeds to power up and run normally. Ah, the miracles of modern technology. Silicone God bless auto-cutoff at TCoreMax.
Which actually brings me to the question, any of you has had a laptop overheat and what problems, if any, did you notice afterwards?
So, yesterday I push the power button to hibernate the PC and unwittingly stick it into the laptop bag before making sure it's powered down. It isn't.
Some six hours later, I pull the HOT AS HELL machine outta the bag and scream in horror. The air in the bag is warm and stiff. The notebook must have gotten so hot that the power cut off automatically.
I inspect the battery power indicator, which says the battery still has more than 80% juice, which means it didn't melt. I let the machine cool down a bit, and try to power it up from battery (so it doesn't cool off too rapidly in the cold ambient environment, which I figure is just as harmful as overheating).
The laptop power up and gives me a warning beep. A message appears "Your computer was powered down because apparently its temperature was to high. This can be caused by ventilation problems, air obstruction etcaetera etcaetera. Press F1 to continue, F2 to run Diagnostics utility".
Then it proceeds to power up and run normally. Ah, the miracles of modern technology. Silicone God bless auto-cutoff at TCoreMax.
Which actually brings me to the question, any of you has had a laptop overheat and what problems, if any, did you notice afterwards?