Michael, maybe this will "help" :^)
Compaq Says Computers May Have Data Problem, L.A. Times Reports
By Vivien Lou Chen
Houston, Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Compaq Computer Corp., the
No. 1 personal computer maker, has begun notifying as many as 1.7
million computer owners of a possible problem in the floppy-drive
controllers of Presario desktop PCs that can cause data to be
erased without warning, the Los Angeles Times reported. Compaq
previously denied its computers had problems similar to those that
forced Toshiba Corp. into a $2.1 billion settlement of lawsuits
last year, the paper said. Houston-based Compaq posted a software
``patch' for the problem on its Web site Friday, though the
company said it hasn't received consumer complaints and doesn't
intend to settle a pending class-action suit in Beaumont, Texas.
Packard Bell NEC Inc., eMachines Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.
face similar lawsuits claiming their products have the same
defect.
(L.A. Times C3 2/29) For the Web site of the Los Angeles Times,
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