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To: survivin who wrote (118940)	7/3/2000 2:54:25 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1577183

RE:"The bug, which was discovered last week during internal testing, prompts computers containing the chip to "lock up," said a Gateway spokesman. Few computers with the 1-GHz Thunderbird have been shipped to customers, and the problem so far has cropped up with only a certain percentage of computers in the lab, the spokesman added. The company has not yet received reports of defects from customers. Although the cause of the problem has yet to be determined, Gateway executives said the chip itself is not the likely cause. Instead, the flaw probably results from the overall design of the system or other components." Compaq had a lock up problem with some of its early Athlon systems. I happen to have one and it locks... It's a motherboard problem and it's fixable by DLing a file that makes a boot disk which reflashes the bios. I believe the motherboard is made by FIC...or ASUS for Compaq. It might have something to do with low system resources... It could be very frustrating for anyone experiencing it... Gateway is correct to stop shipment...and fix it now... The price you pay when you rely on 3rd party motherboard makers. Jim