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Nov 12, 2007 | 2:09 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgiaRebel

Ever since my laptop turned itself on in my laptop bag when it was in standby mode, I have used hibernate. The case actually got hot enough to warp and I definitely felt the heat when I picked up my bag out of the overhead. This was a Dell 9400.

I have never had any trouble with hibernate and I am usually back in business doing work in about a minute after pressing the power button.

BINGO! ^ That is exactly why I said what I said in my last post. This is a problem that a lot of people aren't aware of, but should be because it's common.

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