Tuesday, February 8th 2011
Intel Provides Update on Support Chip Design Issue
On January 31, 2011, Intel disclosed a design issue with a support chip, the Intel 6 Series Chipset that has the potential to impact certain PC system configurations. Intel subsequently initiated extensive discussions with computer makers about this topic. Both Intel and its customers are focused on delivering the highest quality PC systems based on Intel 2nd Generation Core Processors. As a result of these discussions and specific requests from computer makers, Intel is resuming shipments of the Intel 6 Series Chipset for use only in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue.
Only computer makers who have committed to shipping the Intel 6 Series Chipset in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue will be receiving these shipments. This resumption of shipments of the Intel 6 Series Chipset is not changing the company's updated first quarter 2011 and full-year financial Outlook published on January 31st. In parallel, Intel has started manufacturing on a new version of this support chip. Intel now expects to begin shipping the new parts in mid February.
Only computer makers who have committed to shipping the Intel 6 Series Chipset in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue will be receiving these shipments. This resumption of shipments of the Intel 6 Series Chipset is not changing the company's updated first quarter 2011 and full-year financial Outlook published on January 31st. In parallel, Intel has started manufacturing on a new version of this support chip. Intel now expects to begin shipping the new parts in mid February.
7 Comments on Intel Provides Update on Support Chip Design Issue
unless they're physically removing the affected sockets from the boards (rendering the issue inert) I'm not going to comfortably sell this platform to my customers. :banghead:
read this quote.read my post again.
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Profit.
I wonder what other steps will be taken to further reduce the costs in this recall. In my case, I use my SATA 3 ports for my drives and still have two extra 6Gbs ports available, so really no harm done, but I know a lot of ppl need more than a couple of SATA 3 ports they can rely on, and purchased boards with no extra SATA 3 controllers.