Re: Exploding laptop?

["Jones, John \(US\)" <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The battery might.  Maybe the CPU if it's heat sink became detached and
it was positioned too close to the battery or some other component like
a large capacitor.

Now the TSA will be banning laptops on flights.  The new terrorist
threat. 


John A. Jones, CISSP
Americas Information Security Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782
john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx

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Subject: [PCTECH] Exploding laptop?

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550

To be honest, I have my doubts that a laptop has enough energy to
explode that dramatically.

david

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