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<< A glitch in Gateway's new 1-GHz PCs has prompted the vendor to ship the systems with a different AMD chip than originally planned.
Gateway (stock: GTW) is replacing the "Thunderbird" processor with older "classic" Athlon-based models until it can isolate the problem, which it discovered internally on June 12. The company said it believes the trouble lies in the motherboard or in the power supply, but has not determined which, or whether, either component is at fault.
Gateway hopes to find and resolve the problem in time for shipments to resume by July 10, the spokesman said.
The glitch appears to be a relatively minor one that affects only Gateway's 1-GHz Select "deluxe" consumer PC, according to a spokesman for the San Diego-based company. Potential errors include unexpected system lockups, which is the reason Gateway switched back to the 1-GHz Athlons.
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<< A glitch in Gateway's new 1-GHz PCs has prompted the vendor to ship the systems with a different AMD chip than originally planned.
Gateway (stock: GTW) is replacing the "Thunderbird" processor with older "classic" Athlon-based models until it can isolate the problem, which it discovered internally on June 12. The company said it believes the trouble lies in the motherboard or in the power supply, but has not determined which, or whether, either component is at fault.
Gateway hopes to find and resolve the problem in time for shipments to resume by July 10, the spokesman said.
The glitch appears to be a relatively minor one that affects only Gateway's 1-GHz Select "deluxe" consumer PC, according to a spokesman for the San Diego-based company. Potential errors include unexpected system lockups, which is the reason Gateway switched back to the 1-GHz Athlons.
>>
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