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To: brushwud who wrote (990)	7/17/2000 5:28:39 PM
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Gateway solves ThunderGlitch problem ! "the new machines won't be available to the public for some time. For now, Gateway said it is taking care of its order backlog. " Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... ! Gateway Solves 1-GHz PC Glitch By Mark Hachman, TechWeb News Jul 17, 2000 (1:47 PM) URL: techweb.com Gateway has isolated and solved the problem associated with its 1-GHz "Select" PCs, the company said Monday. Gateway, San Diego, Calif., has resumed shipments of the 1-GHz Select models, which use the latest "Thunderbird" microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif. However, the new machines won't be available to the public for some time. For now, Gateway said it is taking care of its order backlog. "We're taking care of our existing customers," a company spokeswoman said. "They've been very patient." Earlier this month, Gateway replaced the Thunderbird processors, which contain on-chip cache memory, with so-called "classic" Athlons that lack the integrated cache. The company said it had discovered errors with Thunderbird systems, including the possibility of system lockups, and had confined the problem to either the motherboard or power supply. Gateway said Monday that the problem was the result of a faulty motherboard, which had apparently either been redesigned or replaced. The spokeswoman said she had no other details. Gateway (stock: GTW) chief financial officer John Todd said in late May that the AMD-based motherboards used in the company's Select line were manufactured by Jabil Circuit (stock: JBL), a contract manufacturer based in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Gateway spokeswoman said she did not know whether the Select line still uses the Jabil motherboards. Jabil officials were unavailable for immediate comment. AMD (stock: SYMBOL) officials have said that the problem was specific to Gateway and not to its microprocessors or associated chip sets. The new Thunderbird chip -- which AMD refers to as an "Athlon processor with new performance-enhancing cache memory" -- contains 256 kilobytes of on-chip cache. The classic Athlon processor lacks this type of cache. AMD's website said the new on-chip cache boosts system performance over the old Athlon by 2 percent to 13 percent, depending upon the application. However, AMD's tests were run using a prototype motherboard that's not yet available.