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Read if U have an i820 board & probs.
It seems the PIII/i820/SDRam/Rambus issue has hit the fan bigtime. Here's the quote from NEWS.COM:
"Unfortunately for Intel, the fix won't be cheap. Intel has offered to replace the motherboards inside all computers containing the MTH, as well as replace the current memory with Rambus chips.
In a worst case scenario, replacing the motherboards alone may cost $100 million, speculated McCarron. Swapping out ordinary memory with Rambus memory, however, will likely raise the cost considerably. Rambus memory costs around three times as much as standard memory. Some analysts estimate Intel has set aside reserves totaling several hundred million."
Wow....
In US military parlance: Intel has "humped the bunk". Their stock dropped 9% today because of this.
Read it all at:
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...st.ne.fd.gif.d
Dr. Mordrid
[This message has been edited by DrMordrid (edited 11 May 2000).]
"Unfortunately for Intel, the fix won't be cheap. Intel has offered to replace the motherboards inside all computers containing the MTH, as well as replace the current memory with Rambus chips.
In a worst case scenario, replacing the motherboards alone may cost $100 million, speculated McCarron. Swapping out ordinary memory with Rambus memory, however, will likely raise the cost considerably. Rambus memory costs around three times as much as standard memory. Some analysts estimate Intel has set aside reserves totaling several hundred million."
Wow....
In US military parlance: Intel has "humped the bunk". Their stock dropped 9% today because of this.
Read it all at:
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...st.ne.fd.gif.d
Dr. Mordrid
[This message has been edited by DrMordrid (edited 11 May 2000).]
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