Question on the plastic facia.

Hi. I have a new spanky macbook. I have been using it for a week and just have a couple of questions.
1. On the 'gubbins' side with all the inputs the plastic is ever so slightly bowed, I can push it in and out 2 mm or so. All the screws are tight etc. Is this just a fact of life? I would not mind but I think its just enough that apple headphones jack won't sit in neat enough so one channel is crackly.
2. It runs pretty warm on the underside. My ibook had a vent on the side as well as the back, I notice the mac book does not have a side vent, I assume the warmth is operational temp?
3. Earlier I closed the lid, instead of going to sleep it restarted. Is this a random occurrence?
4. I have XP I used on my iMac however now I have the Macbook it would be better served on there (I will use it at work) My understanding is the install disk can only be connected to one computer. Its totally removed from my iMac now, will I need to do anything special to install it on my MacBook. Also what is the minimum amount of space required to install?
Many thanks
Oh, and its a fantastic machine. I love the screen!

Hi Gary
Just some comparisons to your new spanky MB...
1) Mine does that. You can press the side in my 1 or 2 mm. Mine is no bowed though. I'd call mine 'flexible'.
Is yours out of line even if you don't put pressure on it? My headphone jack works fine too so best to have it looked at.
2) Mine gets really warm. If i've got it on my bare legs it can burn a bit so best to put it on a tray or something if you're sitting with it.
3) Mine does this randomly. I have read about it but no idea what the crack is with this one. I just hear the HD and it starts up when it feels like it. About once or twice a month.
4) Pass. I'll leave that to one of the experts.
Hope this helps?!

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