System Meltdown?

[nihil]

Forget about global warming...............Compaq make laptops that run as hot as a nuclear explosion.

This guy's box wouldn't start because it reached 5155C

Story here:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05...te_hot_compaq/

I think that the truth of the matter is that the display doesn't support decimal points. The cutoff will be set at 50C (that seems to be a common default?)............... so it wouldn't start.

I would guess that he has dust bunnies in his vents and fans...........or maybe the CPU fan has failed?

[bagggi]

CPU fan failed?

thats not the fan.........its a nulear reaction going out of hand.

if i were him, i would bury it and run.........

[Cider]

Wow, interesting ...

Nice find nihil.