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Date:      Tue, 02 Apr 1996 00:00:39 -0500
From:      Wilson MacGyver <macgyver@infinet.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Cc:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, macgyver@infinet.com, questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Dell EIDE drive data corruption with FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <3160B477.7154@cylatech.com>
References:  <199604020042.RAA14808@phaeton.artisoft.com>

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Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> > > > > 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".

Well, I think the current DELL machines no longer use the RZ1000 chip set. 
My Dell is a year old... Though to be sure, you should ask Dell.

-- 
Wilson MacGyver   macgyver@cylatech.com
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Veni, Vidi, Concidi.



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