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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by sbakzbsmx on Friday September 24, 2021 @10:48AM (#28643196)
A single sensor by the exhaust fan would be an excellent proxy for the T anywhere in the laptop.

The really hot stuff have sensors themselves, so if anything else is hot it will be revealed in the exhaust

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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by stagger87 on Friday September 24, 2021 @11:03AM (#28643406)
An exhaust fan doesn't work in a bag.
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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by Tagbert on Friday September 24, 2021 @11:19AM (#28643631)
That is why the temp sensor would quickly register high heat and shut down the system.
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