[pchelpers] Re: Toshiba Satellite L45 with battery removed

Scott,
   
  John mentioned that it is possible for a modern notebook to have a convection 
 / conductive cooling system without a fan. My notebook  was on so long that 
the unit would have burned itself out if the fan was the only way of cooling 
it.  Computers  is not a full time job and I do not want to go to a repair shop 
and waste everyone time if the unit is functioning normally,  
So is a fan mandatory on a double layer DVD drive and USB 2 which was 
manufactured in November 2007? - Gerald 
Scott McNay <wizard@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
  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" 
To: 

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 It is not out of date at all.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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