>>> the originally bundled accessories, and to minimize the shock to the
 >>> Windows registry and the configured RAID.  I've had a bit better luck
 >>> hardware-wise with AMD boards that I did not buy, which came to me as
 >>> trades or gifts. But, making OS/2 or eCS work on them has been
 >>> another matter. Quite some time back I quit buying AMD boards for use
 >>> with OS/2 or eCS due to problems that at this point I just don't
 >>> remember details about. What little I remember is about attempts to
 >>> boot the OS that just never finished.  OTOH, on Intel boards I've had
 >>> almost nothing but good luck. Two days ago the first bad luck I can
 >>> remember came to me in the form of one failed cap on a 775 board used
 >>> in my main eCS system. Today I successfully replaced that bad cap and
 >>> its siamese twin.  A friend works at a place that replaces their
 >>> Dells every 4 years. I get a lot of those from him. All so far have
 >>> been Intel, and all have been functional when received, though often
 >>> with parts like CD drives, floppies, or HDs either missing or
 >>> dysfunctional. One of those Dells I sold did come back to me dead,
 >>> but after sale it had been subjected to standing water while powered
 >>> on after a major roof leak. Another came back dead, but it had been
 >>> subjected to a failed overloaded UPS.  FWIW, I've done cap
 >>> replacements on 6 boards. On one, it didn't work. The other 5 are in
 >>> current operation. For replacements I always buy Nichicon low
 >>> impedance caps online from Mouser Electronics.  For anyone still
 >>> using some relic with eCS and fearful of buying a new system that
 >>> won't work with eCS, I recommend as an option to a new system,
 >>> hunting down a used or refurb P4 Dell be considered. I've yet to find
 >>> a bad cap on one of them, and all I've tried have been OS/2-friendly
 >>> and decent performers.        
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
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