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> It just decided not to shutdown like usual. This happened once or twice with Windows laptops for me (Lenovo and Asus); but each time the laptop survived. Was
by creshal 5y ago
> It just decided not to shutdown like usual.
This happened once or twice with Windows laptops for me (Lenovo and Asus); but each time the laptop survived. Was yours a fanless model?
- Raed667 5y agoIt was probably the 2017 model, it had a fan. But it was in the tight pouch within the backpack that was supposed to protect laptops from bumps, so it didn't have much room to breath.
- rawbot 5y agoSame thing happened to me with my Surface Book. I found it the next day with fans at max and burning hot. Still survived. Why aren't laptops shutting down when the CPU gets unbearably hot?
- hef19898 5y agoGood question, they do turn off the discrete GPU when it gets too hot.
- creshal 5y ago"Unbearably hot" for meatbags and "unbearably hot" for CPUs are different things; meatbags start having troubles at 50°C, while internal components are fine until 90-120°C. Traditional hard disks are the biggest exception, but I'm fairly certain that's not a worry for a Surface.
- qwerty456127 5y agoHow can a fan help when fresh air is nowhere for it to suck from? I even suspect fan-less models may be better prepared for such scenario.
- creshal 5y agoEven when there's not much fresh air supply, it can circulate the existing air over a larger volume and transfer heat faster into whatever material surrounds it. Doesn't help much, but might be the difference between "it's burning my fingers but still works" and "it died".