well another n00b Q
why is heating a bad thing I mean I know its bad cause it may affect the semiconductors (I think thats the reason) my Q is what damage can it do to my lappy and what are the various methods I can adopt to prevent it also how can I moniter how hot its gotten

yes I have checked out the forum on this and I have found out someof the methods

however I'm asking as to how can I moniter the system.