Intel Recall P67 + H67 Chipsets

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Dunno if this is old news but it affects delivery of motherboards for the new 2nd Generation i5/ i7 CPU's....:(

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 - As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel® 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel's latest Second Generation Intel Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected support chip from its factories. Intel has corrected the design issue, and has begun manufacturing a new version of the support chip which will resolve the issue. The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue.

The company expects to begin delivering the updated version of the chipset to customers in late February and expects full volume recovery in April. Intel stands behind its products and is committed to product quality. For computer makers and other Intel customers that have bought potentially affected chipsets or systems, Intel will work with its OEM partners to accept the return of the affected chipsets, and plans to support modifications or replacements needed on motherboards or systems. The systems with the affected support chips have only been shipping since January 9th and the company believes that relatively few consumers are impacted by this issue. The only systems sold to an end customer potentially impacted are Second Generation Core i5 and Core i7 quad core based systems. Intel believes that consumers can continue to use their systems with confidence, while working with their computer manufacturer for a permanent solution. For further information consumers should contact Intel at www.intel.com on the support page or contact their OEM manufacturer.

For the first quarter of 2011, Intel expects this issue to reduce revenue by approximately $300 million as the company discontinues production of the current version of the chipset and begins manufacturing the new version. Full-year revenue is not expected to be materially affected by the issue. Total cost to repair and replace affected materials and systems in the market is estimated to be $700 million. Since this issue affected some of the chipset units shipped and produced in the fourth quarter of 2010, the company will take a charge against cost of goods sold, which is expected to reduce the fourth quarter gross margin percentage by approximately 4 percentage points from the previously reported 67.5 percent. The company will also take a charge in the first quarter of 2011which will lower the previously communicated gross margin percentage by 2 percentage points and the full-year gross margin percentage by one percentage point.
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Some suppliers are saying 2-3 months !!!
 
They have recalled all the ASUS and Gigabyte boards wanted to get the Asus P8P67 Evo but no 1 has any and will only be getting in April :(
 
Rectron won't be recalling boards, all the other suppliers my company deals with has recalled the boards already.
 
Oh crud... I just bought a Gigabyte p67 board.

Grrrrr.
 
Better than seagate who just let hdd's fail and acted like their was no problem.

If there is a problem come out and say fine yes, we will do our best to fix it. Not seagate noooooooooooooooooooo. Much respect very little for my 1tb of data i never backed up :(
 
kilobitsperyear said:
Oh crud... I just bought a Gigabyte p67 board.

Grrrrr.
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Well,

Rectron did tell us that when they get the new revision boards, people are welcome to swap out the boards for the new ones. Even if those boards aren't faulty, or you are just unhappy with it. They expecting the new boards late March.

Speak to your retailer about it.
 
Will do

I got mine from RebelTech... I have emailed them regarding this issue, will see what they have to say... hopefully a simple swap-out when the new untainted stock arrives.

But, as killadoob says, at least they have not done a Seagate on this.

Kuga said:
Well,

Rectron did tell us that when they get the new revision boards, people are welcome to swap out the boards for the new ones. Even if those boards aren't faulty, or you are just unhappy with it. They expecting the new boards late March.

Speak to your retailer about it.
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kilobitsperyear said:
Will do

I got mine from RebelTech... I have emailed them regarding this issue, will see what they have to say... hopefully a simple swap-out when the new untainted stock arrives.

But, as killadoob says, at least they have not done a Seagate on this.
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Kewl man. Hopefully you get sorted out.

And lol. Yeah at least. Bloody agents!
 
Hey Hey Hey

RebelTech confirm direct swap-out when fixed chipset lands, but no real ETA on when this will occur.

Kuga said:
Kewl man. Hopefully you get sorted out.

And lol. Yeah at least. Bloody agents!
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I stepped into the same trap! Ordered an Asus P8P67 motherboard, blissfully unaware of the problem. The board arrived today. :cry:

Apparently, this is a temporary workaround:

[video=youtube;GzZzMXr0rfs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZzMXr0rfs&feature=relmfu[/video]
 
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