> Actually, we really like Dell. The servers that died are four or five > years old, and were only under a now-expired warranty. All > had the same error (E171F PCIE fatal error B0 D3 F0), which indicates a > pci-x error, which is weird. And that all of them failed within a week > suggests, to me, a firmware error, maybe a counter that rolled over, or ran > past the end. > > And I not only got a Dell rep to chat about it, he even opened a case, > knowing they were out of warranty. Maybe it's 'cause we're US > gov't, but > still.... I'd have done the same: Anything that drops four on the floor at your place can do so elsewhere... And I'd want to know why/how/what dropped those four *before* some in-warranty units proffered the same startling surprise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PnlWHdJGLM You do not want your customers saying things like this about your product line. HP learned its lesson on this one, we should do the same *before* the "Instructive Experience" nails us between the eyes. *hats off to the Dell guy*. Insert spiffy .sig here: Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary parts. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. //me ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.Hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated**