On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:00:54 -0800, (Dave Platt)
put finger to keyboard and composed:

There seems to be a storage lifetime, once the data is programmed...
it's usually quoted as something on the order of 10 to 20 years, if I
recall correctly.

Hmm, my PC's motherboard is now nearly 10 years old. Is it time to
refresh/reflash the BIOS EEPROM? Or does the storage lifetime only
apply if the device is not powered during that time?

- Franc Zabkar
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