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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by vbezhenar on Friday September 24, 2021 @12:16PM (#28644444)
How can laptop catch fire? CPU throttles itself at 100 C and shuts down shortly thereafter. 100C is not enough to make a fire.
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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by sbierwagen on Friday September 24, 2021 @01:39PM (#28645543)
CPUs don't burn, but lithium ion cells don't like being at 100C.
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