[pchelpers] Re: Laptop Heat and Vibration

Gerald Gollinger wrote:
> My toshiba L45 was on my lap. When booting up I felt vibration that stopped.  
> Then the unit became warm.  I am told it should have a fan but I do not know 
> where to look or feel the air like a desktop.  I may not be getting competent 
> advice so does this group have any ideas?
There are 2 possible ways a laptop can disperse heat.
1) Fan
2) Surface convection/conduction
The first is obvious. You will be able to detect air blowing somewhere 
near the laptop just by putting your hand near it. The other is not. It 
relies on using a large surface area such as the casing to distribute 
the heat.
Min Operating Temperature       41 Fahrenheit   
Max Operating Temperature       95 Fahrenheit
Found the specs here:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?summary=summary&techSpecs=techSpecs&currentTab=features&custRatings=custRatings&features=features&accessories=accessories&productId=2903028&support=support&tab=techSpecs
They don't mention a fan.
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