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GIGABYTE Retrive Announcement for Intel Sandy Bridge
Thursday, 03 February 2011

GIGABYTE Retrive Announcement for Intel Sandy Bridge

GIGABYTE technology received an official announcement from Intel indicated the 6 series chipest was concerned designed error, due to 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. Based on a long time usage may considered causes the performance problem of SATA 2.0, for the originally native chips and additional SATA3.0 of 6 series, is still stably function and worry‐free.

This is a situation happened in all motherboard manufacturers. On behalf of the NO.1 motherboard reputation, the GIGABYTE Technology will take its responsibility for worldwide customers and partners. From now on, we will suspend all the shipping of 6 series B2 stepping based motherboard. For avoid this impact, GIGABYTE will co‐operate with Intel's B3 stepping schedule to re‐new our new 6 series motherboards to the market. And absorb all the cost regarding to this product exchange.

Announcements:

  1. GIGABYTE will stop ship out and sell all Intel 6 series B2 stepping based motherboards.
  2. All the Intel 6 series B2 stepping based motherboards stocks are retrieve for all disti, and dealers.
  3. Any sold Intel 6 series B2 stepping based motherboards are accept retrieve in all conditions based on B2stepping problem.
  4. The Intel new 6 series B3 stepping chipset supply schedule will be in April. GIGABYTE will corporate with Intel exact production schedule, to provide the B3 stepping products to our customer.
  5. The actual cost for retrieving Intel 6 series B2 stepping, all dealers and disti must to keep the receipts indicate the descriptions for further claim approval and internal check.
  6. GIGABYTE will be using brand‐new motherboard based on Intel 6 series B3 stepping to produce new 6 series motherboards.

GIGABYTE is sincerely taking its action providing dealers and distis to make all the product exchange for this issue. And also request all dealers stop selling any B2 stepping base motherboards from now on, and to assist customers how to choose and use the normal SATA 3.0 connector, to avoid SATA 2.0 problems it may be caused.


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