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LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Reuters) - Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. (2377.TW:
Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's top makers of computer
motherboards, has been sued by a Vermont company seeking class-action status
over claims that MSI's boards use a defective technology and are prone to
fail.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last Thursday by Electronic
Connection Services Corp., a hardware and software services company, claims
that MSI has knowingly used capacitors, devices used to regulate the power
supply to microchips, that can leak and cause motherboards to short-circuit.
A spokesman for MSI in Taiwan could not be immediately reached for comment.
In its lawsuit, Electronic Connection Services said that MSI has known for
years that its capacitors were made with an improperly-formulated
electrolyte solution and that they are prone to leak or even explode.
"The motherboards are of such a low quality and are so defective that MSI
knows they consistently fail and that consumers may lose massive amounts of
information, time and money upon the failure of each motherboard," the suit
said.
The lawsuit cited industry magazines reporting as far back as late 2002 that
manufacturers were having problems with motherboards from a number of
companies that exhibited problems with leaky or exploding capacitors.
The suit, which seeks to cover any person or company in the United States
who has made a wholesale or retail purchase of an MSI motherboard since
1999, seeks unspecified damages and restitution and other relief.
It was not immediately clear how large that proposed class would be. The
attorney for Electronic Connection Services was not immediately available to
comment.
Is this true or has MSI fixed this problem on the newer boards, I am
planning on buying A K8N Neo Platinum for my A64.Please Post
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Reuters) - Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. (2377.TW:
Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's top makers of computer
motherboards, has been sued by a Vermont company seeking class-action status
over claims that MSI's boards use a defective technology and are prone to
fail.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last Thursday by Electronic
Connection Services Corp., a hardware and software services company, claims
that MSI has knowingly used capacitors, devices used to regulate the power
supply to microchips, that can leak and cause motherboards to short-circuit.
A spokesman for MSI in Taiwan could not be immediately reached for comment.
In its lawsuit, Electronic Connection Services said that MSI has known for
years that its capacitors were made with an improperly-formulated
electrolyte solution and that they are prone to leak or even explode.
"The motherboards are of such a low quality and are so defective that MSI
knows they consistently fail and that consumers may lose massive amounts of
information, time and money upon the failure of each motherboard," the suit
said.
The lawsuit cited industry magazines reporting as far back as late 2002 that
manufacturers were having problems with motherboards from a number of
companies that exhibited problems with leaky or exploding capacitors.
The suit, which seeks to cover any person or company in the United States
who has made a wholesale or retail purchase of an MSI motherboard since
1999, seeks unspecified damages and restitution and other relief.
It was not immediately clear how large that proposed class would be. The
attorney for Electronic Connection Services was not immediately available to
comment.
Is this true or has MSI fixed this problem on the newer boards, I am
planning on buying A K8N Neo Platinum for my A64.Please Post