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That one time I witnessed a slow POST

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Some months ago, I turned on a Gateway GM5478, and it took suspiciously long to POST. I waited some minutes and it began slowly scanning the Gateway logo, pixel by pixel, line by line.

I suspect this happened because the clock-multiplier became no-op.

I still can't believe I witnessed such a "1 in a million" event. I wish I recorded it, because it only happened once