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**Mike S[_4_]** · August 18th 16, 07:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

On 8/15/2016 12:57 PM, wrote:
I bought this Lenovo T43 laptop as a refurbished computer years ago.
It's been reliable, except about a year after I bought it, I had to
replace the system CMOS battery. I've also re-installed XP due to
malware issues.
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I may have missed that you've already ruled this out, apologies if I
have... I had a Thinkpad that periodically wouldn't boot, I found it was
because there was a problem with the RAM not being seated correctly, I
too the chips out, cleaned the metal contacts making sure they were
shiny, reinserted them (in the opposite sockets) and mechanically
'scrubbed them in' a few times to try to insure metal on metal contacts.
It's worked fine ever since.