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jdmncc1969 · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: TranscendUSA Backorders

I read where others bought their disc modules from TranscendUSA. I just ordered the 2 gig one for my TC, and was greeted with an order backordered email. How long did it take them to fill the backorder, if any of you were backordered too?

-Jim

lockmaster · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

Jim I was on back order for about a week on the 1GB DOM from Transcend. I received the unit yesterday. I am setting up the TC700 for magic jack.. Almost ready to try my luck. I was not aware the TC would accept a 2GB Dom. Let us know if it works ok.

jdmncc1969 · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

Ok, Um, by TC I meant ThinClient. I have a HP 5710

lockmaster · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:21 pm Post subject:

oops I was talking about the HP TC5700.... truly a senior moment on my part...lol. I Thank all you gentlemen for your patience in helping us newbies. This is my first experience with a TC and it is a great distraction from cable reruns.

I got the TC5700 updated and running and connected to the internet. Next step is to figure out how to remove the un-needed files mentioned in the Dummies Guide and then install the MJ. I assume the DOM is no longer needed once XPe is installed on the TC. ...? ????

Joe

stroths · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:24 am Post subject:

bigjohn · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

Piece of cake.
Either use the built in IE with monitor, mouse and keyboard, or install a remote access, I use UltraVNC, I find it is more trouble free than temviewer, and come to this forum and the "dummies posting, which has all the links.
IF you follow the step by step instructions, it will all just work
I also had to install the USB sound driver to get mine to work using an external telephone.
I also had to reload the OS twice, as the first time the EWF wouldn't work properly.
I have also read elsewhere that any flash larger than 1 Gig and XPe will complain.
Mine works fine with 512K and 512K memory. Perhaps even 256 will do it.
Best to not do much else on this machine, though I know others want to use it for tons of stuff!

jdmncc1969 · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject:

Hey Bigjohn! Thanks for your input. Being new to the TC / MJ thing All the advice I can get is pretty much welcome.

FYI after a week, I got a shipping notice from TranscendUSA I should have my DOM by middle of next week. Then the fun begins!

-Jim

ret27m · Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

Jim just a heads up, a 2gb dom will work but you are going to have to apply a winxp hack to make it work.

VaHam · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 851

HolmanGT · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:47 am Post subject:

jdmncc1969,

Just a bit of trivia, I have been buying from Transcend for about a year and the other day on the purchase of two 1GB flash modules is the very first time I did not receive a back order notice.

I have had the back order notices replaced with a shipping notice that has ranged from a couple of days to a little over a week.

It is not like some of these vendors that really mean you are S#!t our of luck but we are going to keep your money until you ask for it back.

IMHO Transcend is as legit as they come, they are just (at least in the USA) running a just in time operation. You order one they order two, so the next guy that orders owes you one, the third guy gets a "Backorder notice".

They are smart, I initially started out by buying them a dozen at a time and there in lies the reason I don't sell Pre-fab Thin clients anymore. The price on flash and ram changes faster the the price on "Chinese Rice Futures". So I would usually manage to buy in volume when the price was high only to watch it drop by half the day after I received them. Ugh! - Ouch! and a couple of other expletives I won't repeat.

PS - This post does not convey any really valuable information I just thought I would post to let others know when dealing with Transcend the "Back orders" are the norm and it is not a scam but just the way Transcend does business. Oh - heck while I am at it they are also very good about taking back units with compatibility and/or defective issues.

tony · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:38 am Post subject:

HolmanGT · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:06 am Post subject:

Tony,

For me:

1. Transcend's RAM modules will not work in a HP Thin Client.
2. PNY ultima PC2700 will work in a 5700,10 or 20.
3. Kingston RAM from their HP Thin client look up table works well in HP thin clients including T5730.

PNY is my RAM of choice, never, ever had a problem with it.
Transcend is my flash of choice. I is fast and has read and write leds. Oh, and it is low priced.
Percocet is my drug... oops that is a totally different topic.

jdmncc1969 · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:29 am Post subject:

HolmanGT · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject:

momo · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 541

just to put my two cents in...

I found out there's no difference to the transcend 1GB DOM board or 8GB one, except for the size of memory on it.

Infact, you may also be able to put 16GB, or higher, flash chips on it too.

I think the controller chip can handle at least 32GB, maybe even 64GB total.

Micron just came out with a flashRAM NAND chip that's controller independent. meaning the limits of the controller don't matter, the flash chip itself has the logic needed to allow larger density chips to be used on 'old' technology that has a Flash interface... no matter what size flash was originally intended.

and the read/write cycles are increased on these new NANDs too, as well as speeds ... it's still in the sample stages, and not in production yet ... so keep it on the down low. Smile

HolmanGT · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:57 pm Post subject:

momo,

If you are suggesting the removal and addition of one of those "Gazillion" pin surface mount chips by hand you need to rinse out your Bong, you have some bad stuff in the bottom of that puppy. Laughing

And if it happens to be a "Green" circuit board they no longer use solder. Frankly I don't know what they use as a soldering agent nor do I know if solder and whatever they use on lead-less "Green" boards have an affinity for each other, it might just curdle up and ruin everything.

But if you manage to pull it off I sure would like to know how difficult it turned out to be?

momo · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 541

Ha Ha ... no not by hand, pin by pin, but I DO have one of those SMD rework stations to do it.

I'm just saying, it's the exact same boards, so it is possible when the chip prices come down, to do it then.

Also, I think Transcend 'builds' each DOM at the time of order, and gets the Flash chips as needed... not them buying the DOMs already made.

By the way, they still use solder, it's just RoHS compliant to have NO LEAD in it... of which, I can get some too, even silver solder for other special RF projects or such. Razz