DFT supports testing of disk drives that have been manufactured by OEM
manufactures (i.e. not Hitachi or IBM) in addition to Hitachi/IBM. However the depth of testing that
is carried out on the non-IBM/Hitachi drives will be less than that performed on the Hitachi/IBM
drives. Sector Repair, Disk Erasure and Erase Master Boot Sector functions are not supported on
non-Hitachi/IBM drives.
Windows XP does not "have" a hard drive. The hard drive is a part of the computer, not Windows XP. Windows XP supports only IDE drives natively, although OEMs can also include drivers to support SATA drives.
They sell support contracts to companies and OEMs, such as Everex.
Embed ability factor plays an advantage for the OEMs, as the software and processors advancements are breaking down most of barriers that limited implementation of the computing platforms.
DVD ROM access time is about 10PK/OEMs
Most OEMs BIOSs do not allow for this type of modification.
LOL do any OEMs even support the SuperDisk anymore? It was never really a very popular drive to start out with. The LS-240 was originally able to format a floppy disk to 32MB and later on came out with their own disks (Zip like disks) which were 120.375 and 240.750 respectively.
Microsoft doesn't allow end users to cutomize windows mobility center. Only OEMs have the access.
Positive impact to engineering service suppliers as OEMs tend to cut costs, improve productivity and optimize resources.
Windows 3.1 can still be purchased at various locations to the present day. Microsoft actively licensed it to OEMs until 2008.
The only operating system you can "buy" is Windows. For the most part, macOS is only distributed with their machines and on upgrade it will download the image onto the existing system prior to upgrading. As far as Linux or BSD-based distributions, they're mostly free-of-charge and some do offer paid support. Some OEMs do ship their computers with Linux preinstalled.
Cable Quest manufactures and produces custom cable assemblies for OEMs and engineering design companies by contract. One can find out more information on their website.
Windows 7 starter was designed for low end mobile devices, but only as an OEM license.