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Date:      Mon, 1 Apr 1996 17:42:04 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Cc:        macgyver@infinet.com, terry@lambert.org, questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Dell EIDE drive data corruption with FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <199604020042.RAA14808@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960401134420.1871J-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Apr 1, 96 01:44:57 pm

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> > > > Is this the flawed IDE chipset that loses data if you interleave I/O?
> > > >
> > > > If so, the answer is to change your CMOS settings.
> > > 
> > > Hmmm.... what chipset did they use?
> > 
> > It's the RZ1000 chipset.
> 
> Did Dell ever fix this?  We're looking at getting a couple of them and I 
> would feel much better if they weren't using a known buggy IDE chip.

The chip manufacturer hasn't fixed this.

Do you mean "has Dell entirey redesigned their boards"?  I think the
answer is "no".


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.



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