From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Tue Jul 20 1999 - 20:45:55 EDT
Carlos..
Carlos de la Puente wrote:
> Hello,
>
> So far I have received three different opinions on the applicability for the
> 770X/Z of p/n 11J8957, they are:
>
> 1) 770X/Z don't need it because the support is built in.
>
WRONG...it is soft DVD..
still need the enhanced video card for video in and out and digital audio..
> This seems inaccurate, you can play DVD movies in the 770X/Z but you
> don't have the MPEG2 hardware decoding and you don't have an external
> connection to hook the 770X/Z to play DVD movies on a TV set (correct me if
> I'm wrong please)
>
> 2) The 770X/Z require a different p/n (10L1228)
>
YES..
> I checked the FRU numbers for both 11J8957 and 10L1228, they are the
> same. This would indicate to me that -- while 10L1228 supersedes 11J8957 --
> both part numbers will work on the 770X/Z. I have no clue what the real
> difference between the two is, but I know that some minor modification is
> all it takes for IBM to issue a new part number. If someone knows for a fact
> that 11J8957 doesn't work on the 770X/Z, please let me know.
>
the new one is backward compatible to the 770 and 770E series, but the old
version is NOT forward compatyible to the 770X and Z..
> 3) The 11J8957 DVD adapter will work on the 770, 770E, 770X, and 770Z
>
> I received a call from someone who has a 770E and a 770Z. This person has
> 10L1228 and claims it ill work on all the above models and assured me
> that -- despite the different part numbers -- both adapters are the same. We
> compared the FRU number in the DVD card and it was the same for both part
> numbers.
>
see above..
> I have some 770X and 770Z owners interested in the DVD adapter, but I still
> have some lingering doubts. If there is someone who has used 11J8957 on a
> 770X or 770Z, I would appreciate it if he/she could share their experience.
>
i have never actually tested this, but the above is what is SUPPOSED to be the
facts..!
don't MAKE me read the d... manual/catalog/PC Product guide.. :-)
> Thanks,
> Carlos
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