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Postby ziggy on Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:57 pm

Hello,

What is the newest relese of this drive? Is it #03? Is it likely that further ones will be released? Is having relese 01 firmware 08 the same as having relese 03 firmware 08?

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Postby Ian on Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:24 pm

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Postby dolphinius_rex on Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:44 pm

I'm pretty sure the latest hardware revision is #03, that's what I have. I'm getting another PX-716SA in the next couple weeks probably, so I'll check that one as well and will reply if it's different.
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Postby hoxlund on Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:42 pm

i went on the sales floor today, saw a 716a with a tla of 307

ive got the 306 here

anyone know of the differences?
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:20 am

hoxlund wrote:i went on the sales floor today, saw a 716a with a tla of 307

ive got the 306 here

anyone know of the differences?


on a TLA#0306 the 03 is the hardware revision, and the 06 is the firmware revision. With firmware update, you can make it an 0308 (without the sticker though).
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Postby aviationwiz on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:33 am

The one's at Best Buy around the time I got mine were 0307, not sure why your store had 0306 then. I guess they just like Minnesotan's better, :D
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:34 am

aviationwiz wrote:The one's at Best Buy around the time I got mine were 0307, not sure why your store had 0306 then. I guess they just like Minnesotan's better, :D


That or YOU already bought out all the old stock from that location :lol:
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Postby hoxlund on Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:44 pm

thx for the tla explanation, then i do have a 0308
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Postby ziggy on Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:32 pm

So if someone has a 0108 and a 0308 this means hardware revsion 01 and 03. ARe those revisions put in hardware also put in firmware? Would those two be the same?
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Postby aviationwiz on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:06 pm

I believe there is some sort of physical or technological (chipsets, etc.) change to a hardware revision, so no, they would not be the same.

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god damn 4000 already, way to go, you've been a very usefull asset to these forums
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