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Apparently there's a little problem with a whole bunch of processors in the Intel Atom C2000 product line, B0 stepping which apparently started shipping in 2013. The clock circuitry dies. Brick. Do not pass go, because there are no clock ticks to get you moving.
Not sure if these were used in any cheap laptops (if so, time for a replacement) but they were used in Cisco switches, Synology NAS units, and probably a bunch of other places. If you end up with a mysteriously nonresponsive unit of any type, check whether it's got a C2xxx in it.
El Reg says
And a Hacker News thread about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13585048 - apparently if you have Cisco equipment not purchased directly from them and still under warranty you may not be getting any nice news on that front, though there may be conflicting information on that point.
Not sure if these were used in any cheap laptops (if so, time for a replacement) but they were used in Cisco switches, Synology NAS units, and probably a bunch of other places. If you end up with a mysteriously nonresponsive unit of any type, check whether it's got a C2xxx in it.
El Reg says
Other vendors using Atom C2000 chips include Aaeon, HP, Infortrend, Lanner, NEC, Newisys, Netgate, Netgear, Quanta, Supermicro, and ZNYX Networks. The chipset is aimed at networking devices, storage systems, and microserver workloads. If you know of any affected or failed gear, please let us know.
And a Hacker News thread about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13585048 - apparently if you have Cisco equipment not purchased directly from them and still under warranty you may not be getting any nice news on that front, though there may be conflicting information on that point.
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