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Mick W8BE
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Just got my 8600 today and had no issues with 1st boot startup. I timed the boot time and it was 34 seconds. I notice that the fan does run faster than the 6600 fan. My 6600 after initial startup will spin at about 808 rpm, while the 8600 runs at about 1128 rpm.
I need to adjust the color code on the fan speed to reflect the 8600's different rpm.
I could hear the fan when it spun up over 1300 rpm, but once it settled down I don't hear it. My pc is considerably louder.
One thing I did notice is that I have no dropped packets while the 6600 would exhibit about 10 dropped packets on startup.
Next is to get the gps antenna hooked up. So far I am pleased with what I see.
Regards
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Very Cool Mick - Congratulations !!
73 Russ KR6W
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