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[ajmctaggart <ajmctaggart@xxxxxxxxx>]

I really needed that one today...Thanks Jeff :)

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Jeff Csicsek <jcsicsek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Why do you talk so negatively about my ovens?  My ovens are used in over
> 90% of the world's kitchens, so they must be good ovens!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:11 PM, ajmctaggart <ajmctaggart@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Only if it takes 2x as long to cook the food, and JeffMart food spoils
>> immediately upon being inserted into any other oven...
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Jeff Csicsek <jcsicsek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> This is, apparently, a known BIOS issue which can be alleviated by
>>> updating the BIOS.  However, from what I can tell, Sony requires that you
>>> pay money to the Microsoft corporation in order to update the BIOS (strange
>>> business practice, I know) and nobody around here seems to have found a
>>> workaround to this barrier.
>>>
>>> For now, I would simply live with the minor annoyance.
>>>
>>> On that note, I have an oven for sale (manufactured by the nice folks at
>>> Jeff's Oven Corporation) that only cooks food purchased from JeffMart
>>> Grocery Stores.  Anyone interested?
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Lucas Zinato Carraro <lucaszc@xxxxxxxxx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> ------
>>>> MODEL:  VGN-Z540
>>>> BIOS:  R2168M3        -> last update from Sony Support  Website
>>>> Kernel:  2.6.29, 2.6.30, 2.6.31  ( etc ..  test with this kernels )
>>>> ----
>>>>
>>>> Shutdown ok
>>>> suspend ram ok
>>>> hibernate ok
>>>>
>>>> Reboot:  Turn off all proccess, umount hd, turn off HD but not reboot
>>>> the system .
>>>> Last kernel message:
>>>>
>>>> Restart the system ....
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions ?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Lucas Zinato Carraro
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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