Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor that performs a basic input/output system (BIOS) process to initialize hardware of the electronic device upon a first start up. The processor determines, within the BIOS process, that initialization of an operating system (OS) on the electronic device has not been performed. The processor waits to receive a user input indicating that the user is ready to initialize the OS, thus protecting the OS initialization process from unintended interruptions such as power loss that can cause the OS initialization to fail irreparably. Upon receiving the user input, the processor begins the OS initialization.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic component, such as a processor, is thermally coupled to a heat sink via a heat pipe. The heat pipe may contain a working fluid configured to freeze below a threshold temperature corresponding to the minimum operating temperature of the electronic component. Accordingly, if the temperature of the electronic component and/or the working fluid is below the threshold temperature, then the working fluid freezes, decreasing the amount of thermal energy transferred from the electronic component to the heat sink. The electronic component may self-heat until it is at least above the threshold temperature. Above the threshold temperature, the working fluid is in a fluid phase and increases the amount of thermal energy transferred from the electronic component to the heat sink via the heat pipe, and thereby reducing the temperature of the electronic component.