I would accept the heat thing, but even if I do it right away it works OK,
little time for heat to build up.  It has to be the motherboard, however,
maybe at the chip level...

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]>


> My guess is that this is a weak circuit trace on the motherboard. When it
> is cold it is not making good contact but after the circuit board heats
and
> expands you have good contact. {SIC}

----- Original Message -----
From: John Penberthy <[log in to unmask]>

> >I've got a little computer here that is driving me nuts.  When I "chilly"
> >cold first boot the computer, (after a long period of time, hence
"chilly"),
> >I will boot the computer and it will freeze just after loading the mouse
> >drivers, (confirmed with step-by-step start-up.)  At this point I must
> >literally cut power to the machine, (reset and power ATX style switch
does
> >not work.)  Once I re-introduce power the dang thing works fine no matter
> >how many times I boot, shut-down and re-boot.

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