Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:35:27 -0400 (EDT) | From | Mark Grosberg <> | Subject | Re: Linux and IBM : "unauthorized" mini-PCI : TCPA updates |
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> Firstly IBM seem to claim the device supports mini-PCI but their public > details do not make it clear IBM only allow its use with certain > components so its not true mini-PCI - thats advertising and sales of > goods happy lawsuit time, and remarkably careless.
Maybe there is a less evil explanation for this?
This is hypothetical, but before people go off and do something rash, perhaps IBM prevents the card from booting for a technical reason. Maybe it works electrically but in late testing they found it caused thermal or electrical problems.
A quick fix would be to put a "do-not-boot" clause in the BIOS so the user doesn't cook their machine.
Just a perspective from a (former) hardware person.
L8r, Mark G.
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