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Well it did shut down according to the article, but it was probably too late.
by vlunkr 10y ago
Well it did shut down according to the article, but it was probably too late.
- dx034 10y agoBecause the heat came from the battery, not the CPU. If you just block ventilation, most modern computers/laptops won't break. I had a fan problem with my computer a couple weeks back, it just shut down at some point and didn't switch on again (until it was cool enough). No damage to the CPU or any other component. But if the battery creates the heat, the sensors for CPU temp will react too late.
- bobthedino 10y agoThere are sensors for battery temperature: my 2011 MacBook Pro appears to have two battery temperature sensors and a battery charger temperature sensor. It's quite possible that in this case the System Management Controller detected the overheating battery and shut down the computer - I'm not an expert on Mac hardware, though.