My Computer Gets Hot and Doesn't Sleep.

Just recently, there was my computer has stopped going to sleep when I shut it. The only way that it will go to sleep is if I pysically tell it to. The other thing is that my computer gets EXTREMELY hot to the point where I can't touch the bottom of it even when I keep it on a flat surface such as a table or desk. I also noticed, that the fan does not go on when my computer gets hot so I was wondering if there was something wrong with it to the point where I need to get it fixed. In December I had to replace my battery because it mysteriously died after only being used for about 5 months from the time I bought the computer brand new. Any help you could give me would be great because if something is wrong I want to take it into the Apple store and get it fixed before something does go wrong. Thanks.
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thin may be in but it's not necessarily where it's at! (depending on the application anyway).
I'd like to see apple introduce a workmans laptop along the lines of the toughbook, a lil' thicker for heat dispersal thus quiet operation for audi work, more rugged in build and i'm sure they can figure out a way to give it a lil' bit of that apple style too!
Not that they should replace the thin line of notebooks but offer something for those who need more of a workbook.

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