On 6/23/09 5:23 PM, PeterH of [email protected] sent
>
>
> On Jun 23, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Dana Collins wrote:
>
>> I am curious to know if the same issue exists for the Lombard
>> (G3/400MHz
>> unit). I am in hopes of upgrading its OEM 6 Gig HD to a new slim line
>> (9.5mm) Samsung Spinpoint 20 Gig HD. Will I need to shield the HD?
>
> Spinpoints work well in Wallstreets, but certain firmware revisions
> of Spinpoints will not work in Lombards or in Pismos.
>
> The problem is with the Spinpoint and with the Apple.
>
> An affected Spinpoint cannot properly "negotiate" its preferred ATA
> level with a Lombard or a Pismo.
>
> There are flaws in the firmware of both the Apple (never fixed, BTW)
> and with the Spinpoint (this was eventually fixed).
>
> I was forced to return a number of Spinpoints because of the flaw in
> Lombards and Pismos (since taken out of service).
>
> The "fix" was one particular series of IBM Travelstars, the 5K80, I
> think.
>
Hmm.. Thanks for the heads up, Peter, I'll give it a try and see how it
goes. Worse that can happen is the Spinpoint will be relegated to an
external FW case and I'll settle back on a trusty IBM 10-Gigger.
Thanks again everyone for chiming in.
Dana
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