10 Jan
2002
10 Jan
'02
5:08 p.m.
On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 jpero(a)sympatico.ca wrote:
Not second-fiddle, they were modified with different
firmware. Major
name makers can't have second fiddle parts, silicon only works 100%
or nothing (magic smoke gone). Dell doesn't want none of seconds
that almost works (bad smoke-filled). :-)
Not exactly. The Dell version of that card, modified 3c589 if I
remember right, is infamous among the Dell service folks here for losing
the "latch" on the dongles. The Dell version used a cheaper PVC compund
in the dongles, and the shoulder wore off the catch early. I've not
seen that in 3Com originals.
Compaq is infamous with Seagates drives that has
compaq's firmware
that were slowed down to meet compaq's specs.
Yup. I have several of those, still under warranty. I'm trying very
hard to thrash them.
Bah! twice more. ;)
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