On Tuesday 21 June 2005 05:16 am, Mr. Geek wrote: > Hmm. I'm surprised that someone shipped a computer with a 40 pin cable > Bryan. Normally to handle the type of throughput that a DVD drive does, > an 80 pin cable is the defacto standard.
Well, the cable that they used came straight from Asus and was marked as a CDROM cable. So, to give them credit, they did use the cable that Asus had marked for the particular device rather than one of the HD cables that actually is an 80 pin cable. I am a little more peeved at Asus for even including a 40 pin cable in the M/B packaging than the OEM for using it given that most of the machines they work with are Windows and obviously, it doesn't create as much of a problem with that OS. > Let's hope that this is not SOP for most OEM's. You might want to > mention this to your OEM, BTW. They should probably send you a large > rebate, since you'll probably save them a fortune in tech-support calls. Well, I buy from them because they let you custom build a PC from parts that you designate. So, the whole point is that I don't rely on their tech support and I get to pick and choose equipment that is Linux supported (for the most part). All the more reason for me to be a tad disappointed in Asus who have very good support for Linux (even to including Linux drivers on their CD's with their motherboard) but then slip a 40 pin cable into their packaging.
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