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Answer» My daughter must leave her laptop in the trunk on a hot day for about 3 hours. Will this damage the computer? Thanks for any light you could shed on this subject.It will very likely damage the computer. You could stuff the laptop in a cooler.... that might keep some of the ambient HEAT away from the laptop...Quote It will very likely damage the computer could you please state how? if the laptop is on and you leave it in the trunk it might overheat and lockup, but i dont see how it will be damaged if it is simply stored there.Perhaps the expansion and contraction of the metal pieces? That's the only way I can think of...Quote from: SilentAssasin64 on April 24, 2008, 09:26:20 PM Perhaps the expansion and contraction of the metal pieces? That's the only way I can think of... thats possible but not very probable. the temperatures would have to be quite high in order for the metal to expand.I'd just keep it in a box or something so that the outer heat won't directly hit the laptop.The only part of a laptop that is normally exposed to very high amounts of heat are the hard drive, cpu, and memory. Those already have a good resistance to high temperatures. The part that I would be worried about is the screen, which normally doesn't get hot at all.Quote from: homer on April 24, 2008, 10:36:20 PM [thats possible but not very probable. the temperatures would have to be quite high in order for the metal to expand. Any increase in temperature will cause metal (and anything else) to expand. It's just a question of how much. sorry, i ASSUMED i didnt need to expand on my last post, i figured it was pretty obvious. Quote the temperatures would have to be quite high in order for the metal to expand enough to damage anything. fixed.Typical laptop storage temperature ranges quoted by makers are around 4°F to 140°F (-15°C to 60°C). Outside that range ELECTRONIC components can be damaged. Li-on batteries pretty similar. LCD SCREENS can be damaged permanently by temperatures below and above these. Quote Philip C., a 16 year old, was abducted and placed in the trunk of his car for approximately five hours in the FLORIDA summer heat. The temperature inside the trunk reached almost 140 degrees. Quote Two boys, ages 3 and 4, accidentally locked themselves in the trunk of the family car. Detectives said temperatures in the trunk reached about 160 degrees before the grandfather of one of the boys realized they were missing. I would not leave my laptop in that trunk. Period. |
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