From don_ross@tx.acer.com Mon Mar 12 15:06:46 2001
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 07:57:35 -0600
From: don_ross@tx.acer.com
To: dushaw@apl.washington.edu
Subject: WEB60198 Hard Drive

Dear Mr. Dushaw,

Thank you for contacting Acer America.   There is a lot more to upgrading
to UDMA(66) than having a capable hard drive and the necessary protocols,
especially with notebook computers.  Other issues have to be considered;
like the impact of additional heat on other components, the effect the
upgrade will have on available battery life, and to what degree the induced
current from the newer technology will cause data corruption in the closely
packed environment of a notebook.   All such factors would have to be
overcome before Acer would go to the UDMA(66) technology on any model.

At this time, the Travelmate 600 series is not designed to allow an upgrade
to UDMA(66).

Thank you for choosing Acer for your computing needs.  We realise you have
a choice of several computing companies and we appreciate the opportunity
to serve you.

Respectfully,
Don Ross
Acer America E-mail Technical Support

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Name:             Brian Dushaw
E-Mail:           dushaw@apl.washington.edu
Subject:          Hard Drive
Operating System: Other

Question / Problem:

I have a TravelMate 600TER.  The disk, an IBM TravelMate 12GN, is
apparently capable of UDMA(66).  This is according to ACER specs, as well
as the IBM web site.  Can the TravelMate be configured to use UDMA(66)?
There seems to be some confusion about this - the product is advertised as
only UDMA(33) capable...UDMA(66) would be nice,
but I don't want to damage the notebook!!!
Thx, B.D.