Yossarian,
I don't believe I have a cooling problem. But OOTP is the only game or other software I have ever run that causes the cooling fan on my laptop to run almost the entire time the software is running. So far, I can only assume that the fan is adequately cooling the CPU. But what happens if over several months/years of playing OOTP, the fan motor wears out prematurely, causing the CPU to overheat?
Is that a cooling problem? I don't think so. Laptops are designed to run at cooler temps, so that the fan does not have to run constantly. This increases battery life. If the fan IS running constantly because of the software, its a software problem.
I agree you could never prove it was the software, but I don't think the above scenario is all that far fetched either.
[ March 16, 2002: Message edited by: JimboJones ]</p>
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