[pchelpers] Re: Toshiba Satellite L45 with battery removed

It sounds like your tech support person simply didn't know what she was 
talking about -- which isn't unusual, since many of them are hired off the 
street and given a cheat-sheet to go by.

The laptop that I'm using now has an intake on the bottom and blows air out 
the back through a large-ish heat exchanger; it takes up a third of the 
space in the back.

--Scott.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Gollinger" <gerald3nyc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:27 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Toshiba Satellite L45 with battery removed


First  I  think  John is  correct  that  this  model  dissipates  heat  by 
surface  convection      conduction. and not  fan  like  the  Wugnet  Forum 
said.  .
   With  battery  removed  the  unit  does  not  get so  hot  and  there  is 
no  power  drain  on  the  battery.

  According  to the  label  on  the  cardboard  box  the  unit  was 
manufactured  in  November  2007.   It  is  not  out  of  date  at  all.

  I have  found  over  the  years  that   manufacturers  technical  support 
is out of touch  with  the  corporation   computer  design  engineers.  One 
Toshiba  tech  support  had  me  go  into  msconfig  and  disable  the 
entire  Toshiba  OS.  Then   I  was to  access  the  web.     A  tragic 
joke.  I  had her  have  me  restore  the  OS.


  Do  you  agree  that  without   the  battery  and   on  external   AC 
adapter  the  unit   will  stay  cooler?       I  gave  up  on  Wugnet  and 
Toshiba  except  when  it  is  obvious  the  unit    needs  repair  and  I 
need  an  authorized  case  number. -   Gerald

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