Paul D Smith wrote:

"News" wrote in message
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In message , Winston
writes

This looks interesting from
http://www.techsupportforum.com/foru...wont-boot-4923
91.html:

Thanks for that. Yes, I followed that advice, upgraded the BIOS and it
has behaved perfectly since then.

Both the solutions (freeze or leave for long time) sound like ways of
clearing the BIOS (freezing car radios used to be a way to clear their
security codes!).


Then they would be cleared every time they sat outside for fifteen
minutes in some places. -40F was common when I lived in Alaska.


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