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To: Mani1 who wrote (73491)	9/29/1999 8:38:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574854

Re: "Intel Has Bug In Pentium III Xeon" I think this is a reprint of a article from a couple of days ago and I think it is incorrect about a processor bug. While it appears true that there is a problem with these 2 versions of the Xeon processor on Intel's "Sabre" MB, it now looks like it is a motherboard problem, not a processor or chipset problem. Supporting this view is the fact that Compaq has no such problems with these versions of Xeon running on their own MB design. Their MB uses the same Profusion chipset as the Intel board showing problems. "Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news) of Houston said that its ProLiant 8000 and ProLiant 8500 servers are unaffected by the Intel bug, because Compaq designs and manufactures its own 8-way server motherboard. `Compaq and Intel have confidently determined that the 'bug' is confined to the Intel Sabre motherboard and there have been no problems with respect to the Compaq design,' Compaq said in a statement." EP