Post by Mark Itol on Feb 15, 2011 12:54:58 GMT
Just to share to other birdnuts who are considering building a new system using Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture (32nm). Intel discovered a design flaw in the Sandy Bridge chipset that may cause issues with SATA2 ports and connected devices.
The issue is documented in the links below. A quick search will also yield many results.
www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sandy-bridge-chipset-flaw-to-cost-intel-1-billion/11157
www.pcworld.com/article/218247/intel_finds_design_flaw_in_sandy_bridge_chipset.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl
technogra.ph/2011/02/03/the-intel-sandy-bridge-flaw-faq/
www.tomshardware.com/news/sandy-bridge-sata-error-pentium-fdiv-bug,12115.html
www.anandtech.com/show/4143/the-source-of-intels-cougar-point-sata-bug
I got myself a Core i5-2500K processor and an Intel DH67BL board last Feb 2. Intel released the news Jan 31. Too bad I didn't make final online checks (after Jan 31) before committing purchase. Although so far, I've had no issues with my machine (and I'm using only the SATA3 ports at present). I reported the issue to PCX and they told me they are waiting for Intel's advice on the recall.
The issue is documented in the links below. A quick search will also yield many results.
www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sandy-bridge-chipset-flaw-to-cost-intel-1-billion/11157
www.pcworld.com/article/218247/intel_finds_design_flaw_in_sandy_bridge_chipset.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl
technogra.ph/2011/02/03/the-intel-sandy-bridge-flaw-faq/
www.tomshardware.com/news/sandy-bridge-sata-error-pentium-fdiv-bug,12115.html
www.anandtech.com/show/4143/the-source-of-intels-cougar-point-sata-bug
I got myself a Core i5-2500K processor and an Intel DH67BL board last Feb 2. Intel released the news Jan 31. Too bad I didn't make final online checks (after Jan 31) before committing purchase. Although so far, I've had no issues with my machine (and I'm using only the SATA3 ports at present). I reported the issue to PCX and they told me they are waiting for Intel's advice on the recall.
