On Jul 21, 5:59*pm, "GTS" wrote:
What is the make and model of laptop? Have you checked whether there is an
updated BIOS available? Also, the manufacturers support site for any info
(in case there's a known issue)?

It is a Thinkpad T60. *I did upgrade to the latest BIOS, and that did
not help. *I have posted about this problem to forums.lenovo.com and
also forum.thinkpad.com, and no one seems to have heard of this
problem. *A google search about this problem also really doesn't turn
up anything. *It really does seem like a bizarre problem.
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It sure does! *Sounds like you've done a great job of troubleshooting. *It
would be interesting to see if Lenovo has anything to say about it.

Well I just got this laptop used off ebay (in great condition though,
no sign of any physical damage), and the warranty has already expired,
so I will not be able to open any support tickets with them.