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hi. is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!

"sarah_hastings" <>wrote :

|hi. is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
|all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!

Only if it smokes in bed.

"sarah_hastings" <> wrote in message
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> hi. is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
> all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!
>

leave it on what???

sarah_hastings wrote:
> hi.

Hi,

> is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
> all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!

It's very unlikely, given that you don't put it around something that'll
catch on fire easily or without ventilation(say, in your bed or
something where the bedsheets can catch on fire and there's not a lot of
ventilation).

"sarah_hastings" <> wrote in message
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> hi. is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
> all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!
>

As long as it's free to vent, like on a hard surface it should be fine. I
have had a couple of mine running all night several times when I was doing
some large downloads, like the MS updates.
--
"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites.
Moderation is for monks."
[Lazarus Long]

sarah_hastings wrote:
>
> hi. is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
> all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!

There is always a chance, but for a laptop, the chance is really low, ie
too low to even worry about.



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"sarah_hastings" <> wrote in message
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> hi. is there a chance that my laptop will catch fire if i leave it on
> all night? i know this is probabaly a dumb question, but im a newbie!
>

I have a ibm thinkpad T42 with a docking station at work, leave it on during
the week.

Like the other respondents mentioned, keep your ventilation ports unblocked.


Dennis