As you read, we may be facing one of the most important days in what regards the hardware market. Bad, very bad news for Intel, because it looks like a hardware design flaw will require the manufacturer to change all the chipsets for Intel Core 2nd Gen. past. According to Intel reported through your media center, the problem arises in the internal circuitry of the chipset, and more specifically in the module responsible for tasks related to the operation of the SATA ports.
Then we will explain in more detail what the problem, what is the impact it has on our team and what the possible ways to fix it. The truth is that there is very little information. Intel has issued a press release in which rather than focusing on what the real problem, use more paragraphs to explain the implications for the economic level for the company.
They say they will spend 300 million dollars and put everything back to normal. From a user perspective this gives us the same, is a thing of the boys from El Blog Salmon. At the technical level the problem is exactly the chipset, but it is not visual or determinable easily by anyone. Not skipping a capacitor or the computer stops working suddenly.
It is a design problem of the chipset circuitry, and by no means the computer stops working. Just make it less efficiently. Within the structure of the chipset itself speak of the logic module (circuit) in charge of the operation of SATA ports, ie, a tiny part compared to the entire circuitry of the chipset.
As previously mentioned, this is not something that stops working and therefore could not even boot the computer, but only there an impact on the performance of SATA drives connected to both hard drives as readers / writers optical, if using Serial-ATA interface. This impact on the SATA drives will not be total.
Intel has confirmed that it is possible that some teams do not show abnormalities, while others will only minimized the performance of SATA components. That is, if your hard disk running at 150 MB / s is possible that, in case of an affected computer - I repeat, it seems that not everyone will be at least short term - perhaps the yield drops to 10, 20 or 30 MB / s.
There are no official figures on how much concrete to affect performance. Intel has not said what percentage of computers infected, but in principle we are talking about all the chipsets of all computers with Intel Core 2nd Gen., these are presented on 5 January. We speak both desktops, laptops, or at least Intel has not specified anything about it.
The positive - if there is something positive from all this - it should only change the motherboard because the chipset is integrated in it and is a problem at the logical level. The other components should work without problems in any of its functions. Repeat the information to be left clear: Computers purchased from January 9 to mount a motherboard with Intel Q67 chipsets, B65, H67, P67 (motherboards for desktops) or QS67, QM67, HM67, HM65 or UM67 (motherboards for laptops).
This includes any motherboard manufacturer and model of microprocessor independently although it seems that teams with Core i5 and i7 have a higher failure rate. Affects both desktop and portable computers. The computers are not affected everyone else, including the first generation of Intel Core and earlier models.
Of course, AMD is totally at the margin. For now there is little information. Intel has acknowledged the problem and has already begun to work. In principle, consider that in late February and have solved the problems for current holders of bad hardware, but also have to fix all the stock they currently have.
To do so will make all the new chipsets and working with motherboard manufacturers estimate that normally come in April and then the entire stock of the stores is in good condition and free from the problem of the chipset. If you bought an Intel Core 2nd Gen. and think you're affected by this massive problem, what can you do? We have contacted the agency of Spain and now Intel have failed to say anything but wait.
The problem arose Thursday night (Spanish time) and still have not determined what is the procedure to fix the error. I'd better wait a few days. Everything indicates that we need to contact the manufacturer of your computer (Dell, HP, Acer, etc..) And he managed the change in principle by replacing the entire motherboard.
More specific details will depend on what each manufacturer decides, of course. In the case of clone computers probably have to get in touch with the manufacturer of the motherboard, it whatever: Asus, Gigabyte, Asrock, EVGA, etc.. Surely at this time do not be noticing error or problem, because this is a bug that can not be ...
or might. However, my personal recommendation is that if you are in the affected group, please contact the manufacturer of your computer - or motherboard - within a few days (let's leave room for reaction, not even 24 hours have passed) that they you comment. Yes Sorry, I should say more clearly: Yes.
Intel will give priority to current owners of a computer with Intel Core 2nd Gen, bringing the current stock of both physical and online stores will still be defective and susceptible to failure. I would not buy a computer with Intel Core 2nd Gen in the coming weeks because we know that at least until April (as recently) the problem will remain.
And yet, from that month very well I would make sure that the motherboard I want is a motherboard without failure by serial number, model and exact version of the motherboard (the same motherboard model may have multiple versions). Little more information we have. Intel has done what he could in a few hours and is sure to provide new information over the next days.
The same applies to the third party manufacturers who will have to contact channels in order to solve everything right. UPDATE: The people at Anandtech was able to contact people from Intel and technical data, failure rates and much technical information about it. Must read if you're interested in knowing why. 
Then we will explain in more detail what the problem, what is the impact it has on our team and what the possible ways to fix it. The truth is that there is very little information. Intel has issued a press release in which rather than focusing on what the real problem, use more paragraphs to explain the implications for the economic level for the company.
They say they will spend 300 million dollars and put everything back to normal. From a user perspective this gives us the same, is a thing of the boys from El Blog Salmon. At the technical level the problem is exactly the chipset, but it is not visual or determinable easily by anyone. Not skipping a capacitor or the computer stops working suddenly.
It is a design problem of the chipset circuitry, and by no means the computer stops working. Just make it less efficiently. Within the structure of the chipset itself speak of the logic module (circuit) in charge of the operation of SATA ports, ie, a tiny part compared to the entire circuitry of the chipset.
As previously mentioned, this is not something that stops working and therefore could not even boot the computer, but only there an impact on the performance of SATA drives connected to both hard drives as readers / writers optical, if using Serial-ATA interface. This impact on the SATA drives will not be total.
Intel has confirmed that it is possible that some teams do not show abnormalities, while others will only minimized the performance of SATA components. That is, if your hard disk running at 150 MB / s is possible that, in case of an affected computer - I repeat, it seems that not everyone will be at least short term - perhaps the yield drops to 10, 20 or 30 MB / s.
There are no official figures on how much concrete to affect performance. Intel has not said what percentage of computers infected, but in principle we are talking about all the chipsets of all computers with Intel Core 2nd Gen., these are presented on 5 January. We speak both desktops, laptops, or at least Intel has not specified anything about it.
The positive - if there is something positive from all this - it should only change the motherboard because the chipset is integrated in it and is a problem at the logical level. The other components should work without problems in any of its functions. Repeat the information to be left clear: Computers purchased from January 9 to mount a motherboard with Intel Q67 chipsets, B65, H67, P67 (motherboards for desktops) or QS67, QM67, HM67, HM65 or UM67 (motherboards for laptops).
This includes any motherboard manufacturer and model of microprocessor independently although it seems that teams with Core i5 and i7 have a higher failure rate. Affects both desktop and portable computers. The computers are not affected everyone else, including the first generation of Intel Core and earlier models.
Of course, AMD is totally at the margin. For now there is little information. Intel has acknowledged the problem and has already begun to work. In principle, consider that in late February and have solved the problems for current holders of bad hardware, but also have to fix all the stock they currently have.
To do so will make all the new chipsets and working with motherboard manufacturers estimate that normally come in April and then the entire stock of the stores is in good condition and free from the problem of the chipset. If you bought an Intel Core 2nd Gen. and think you're affected by this massive problem, what can you do? We have contacted the agency of Spain and now Intel have failed to say anything but wait.
The problem arose Thursday night (Spanish time) and still have not determined what is the procedure to fix the error. I'd better wait a few days. Everything indicates that we need to contact the manufacturer of your computer (Dell, HP, Acer, etc..) And he managed the change in principle by replacing the entire motherboard.
More specific details will depend on what each manufacturer decides, of course. In the case of clone computers probably have to get in touch with the manufacturer of the motherboard, it whatever: Asus, Gigabyte, Asrock, EVGA, etc.. Surely at this time do not be noticing error or problem, because this is a bug that can not be ...
or might. However, my personal recommendation is that if you are in the affected group, please contact the manufacturer of your computer - or motherboard - within a few days (let's leave room for reaction, not even 24 hours have passed) that they you comment. Yes Sorry, I should say more clearly: Yes.
Intel will give priority to current owners of a computer with Intel Core 2nd Gen, bringing the current stock of both physical and online stores will still be defective and susceptible to failure. I would not buy a computer with Intel Core 2nd Gen in the coming weeks because we know that at least until April (as recently) the problem will remain.
And yet, from that month very well I would make sure that the motherboard I want is a motherboard without failure by serial number, model and exact version of the motherboard (the same motherboard model may have multiple versions). Little more information we have. Intel has done what he could in a few hours and is sure to provide new information over the next days.
The same applies to the third party manufacturers who will have to contact channels in order to solve everything right. UPDATE: The people at Anandtech was able to contact people from Intel and technical data, failure rates and much technical information about it. Must read if you're interested in knowing why.
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