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IBM T42 Glitch

An acquaintance tells me he personally knows of three IBM T42 users who have reported CPU fires. In each case, they were doing a build (compiling) on Linux.

I have not confirmed this rumor directly with the individuals who experienced this issue. The speculation is that a long running CPU-intensive task overwhelmed the cooling ability of the CPU fan.

I am a happy T42 user. I can report the CPU does not run hot while reading or writing blogs.

Maybe the Linux source code should carry a warning label:

“CAUTION: Compiling this code may make your laptop catch fire.”

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http://blog.eronj.com/2006/01/23/t42-fire-confirmed/ Cloudy Thinking by Ron K. Jeffries » Blog Archive » T42 Fire Confirmed

[...] My “secrets” are safe with you, my trusted and TIGHT LIPPED readers. As first reported a January 14, I have confirmed that two users of the (excellent!) IBM T42 experienced fires while doing a long compile of Linux source code. Yes, the CPU fan failed, as we speculated. [...]