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 -------------------------------------- Veni, Vidi, Concidi.
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