[lbo-talk] Toshiba to fix defect in up to 650,000 laptop computers

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Thu Nov 4 16:23:04 PST 2004


HindustanTimes.com

Monday, November 1, 2004

Toshiba to fix defect in up to 650,000 laptop computers

Agence France-Presse Tokyo, November 1

Toshiba Corp said it will exchange defective memory modules in up to 650,000 of its laptop computers worldwide starting Monday.

The faulty modules, supplied by a third party, could cause blue screens, lockups or data corruption, although the probability of the problems was "extremely low", the major laptop maker said in a statement.

An online program could be downloaded to detect which of the 25 models made since April 2002 had problems, it said.

No computers are currently being made with the faulty parts, a spokeswoman said.

The exchange program was free to customers and would end in April, it said.

© HT Media Ltd. 2004.



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