Toshiba explains accord as other PC firms study suits; questions on chip flaw affect H-P, Packard Bell, Compaq and eMachines

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Semiconductor chip and PC-maker Toshiba Corp. settled a class-action suit against the company for $2.1 billion. It did not fight a case against its flawed floppy-disk controller chip which can corrupt and overwrite floppy-disk-stored data. The PC industry is girding itself for a fight because this same chip is present in PCs sold by Packard Bell, Compaq, eMachines and Hewlett-Packard.

Semiconductor Devices, Analog & Hybrid Computers, Class actions (Civil procedure), Compromise and settlement, Semiconductor chips, Product defect/failure, Class action lawsuits, Settlements (Law), Integrated circuits, Product quality, Microcomputers

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How Sun coped with its embarassing server flaw; while computer maker feels the problem is covered now, some critics voice doubts

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Sun Microsystem Inc.'s UltraSPARC II microprocessor has had a strange fault that will cause the server to crash unexpectedly. The problem has been traced to a memory flaw that affects less than 1% of the servers sold. Despite the problems, Sun has seen no decline in sales or revenue.

Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Microprocessor Chips, CPUs (Central processing units), Microprocessors, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Sun Microsystems UltraSPARC II (Microprocessor)

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Toshiba agrees to settlement on laptops; pact for $2.1 billion stems from inquiries into flaw that may be common

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Toshiba settles a lawsuit with $2.1 billion because they allegedly sold defective laptops to the U.S. Apparently, though, this supposed 'defect' may possibly be a common problem of computer makers. The problem seems to be a semiconductor chip that controls the disk-drive. It supposedly erases or corrupts data without warning.

Product liability, Products liability, Laptop computers, Laptop/portable computer, Portable computers

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