Surface Pro Freezer Trick Explanation?!?!

[M. Rizzi]

I have been observing the online realm of computers and have found that some people are having Surface Pro issues.  Apparently its the screen that has the issue but but every PC is different so I won't claim that for all the issues.  Anyway, it has been claimed that people who put the Surface Pro in their freezer for 3 hours and retrieve it, the PC works gain.  I struggled to believe it until someone at work came in today and stated they tried it and it worked.

 

My question is what exactly is going on with the extremely low temps that they are working.  This lady who did it at my work had the PC off for a significant amount of time so that deters me from believing that it was just over heating.  Could somebody explain this to me because besides the over heating, I cannot think of any explanation as to why.  I have googled this and all I find on this topic is how to perform it and none of these websites have an explanation as to why it works.

 

There is a photo attached to give an example of what people are doing when putting it into the freezers.

(Photo used is a reference photo from Google)

[Docretier]

Might be that when the parts contract from the cold, certain things just connect properly? What exactly is the problem people are experiencing?

[M. Rizzi]

6 minutes ago, Docretier said:

Might be that when the parts contract from the cold, certain things just connect properly? What exactly is the problem people are experiencing?

For some people the screens are glitching out.  For my coworker, the screen just wouldn't turn on.  This is me assuming it was just the screen not turning and not the hole PC but judging by what other people have been dealing with, I can assume that she experienced the same thing others have been.    

[Theguywhobea]

Heat causes parts to expand, and cold causes them to contract. It could be when these machines heat up a connector expands slightly and is not longer making good contact, however when put in a freezer, it contracts slightly from where it would be at room temperature and it's enough for the connector to move slightly and make good contact again. This wont be a long term solution as once the connector gets hot again its likely to slip and no longer make a good connection like in the first place.

[Docretier]

2 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

Heat causes parts to expand, and cold causes them to contract. It could be when these machines heat up a connector expands slightly and is not longer making good contact, however when put in a freezer, it contracts slightly from where it would be at room temperature and it's enough for the connector to move slightly and make good contact again. This wont be a long term solution as once the connector gets hot again its likely to slip and no longer make a good connection like in the first place.

That’s what I was thinking, but you explained it so much better than I did.

[M. Rizzi]

6 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

Heat causes parts to expand, and cold causes them to contract. It could be when these machines heat up a connector expands slightly and is not longer making good contact, however when put in a freezer, it contracts slightly from where it would be at room temperature and it's enough for the connector to move slightly and make good contact again. This wont be a long term solution as once the connector gets hot again its likely to slip and no longer make a good connection like in the first place.

I also see that as being a reasonable answer.  I am curious though if there has been any official investigation or press release or anyone who has done further investigation to find what is causing this to be the solution.  Your response makes the most sense but I am just curious if there has been any actual confirmation from an investigation?!?!