Ibook Would not Power up!!

Hello, usually I leave my Ibook running on sleep at all times but when I went to my girlfriends house I shut it down and plugged it into the charger so when I returned it would be charged up. Anyhow, when I went to power up I noticed that the entire computer was warm/hot with the exception of the battery. Beyond this weird phenomena my computer wouldn't start. After about a half hour in front of a fan it finally cooled off and started up. While I'm less concerned about the not starting up I am extremely concerned about why my computer over heated in the off position!? Any comments or help on this issue would be fantastic.

Hi Blake,
Welcome to the Discussions.
Chances are you closed your iBook before it was fully shut down. That can suspend the process and cause it to remain powered up but not functional. Be sure it's totally shut down before you close it.
John

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