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.
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