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On 02/28/2011 11:45 AM, James McKenzie wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the prompt reply. I understand this choice came because some Apple
>> laptops melt if you don't suspend when you close the cover, but after reading
>> the article I checked the CPU temp on a few of mine, and they seem likely to
>> survive. Fan may or may not work a little harder, though.
>>
> Melt? How about catch on fire.  That is a 'bad thing'.  It is best to
> 'hide' such selections from users who are not aware of such dangers.
>


  We are confusing 2 issues here -

   (i) configuring the choices of lid-close event.

  (ii) Thermal events -

       If temp crosses threshold - then shutdown.


 (ii) is the issue here - and disallowing (i) as a solution is
inappropriate.


   If (ii) is broken for some class - then possibly one could argue that
lid event - or a host of other things that may raise temps could be
disallowed - how about using the CPU - disallow - or the power supply
for that matter ... :-)


   But let us not confuse the issues please - the problem with
overheating should be handled by thermal event handler not lid close.