So I just got a new Lenovo Thinkpad assigned to me from my employer and I happened to be glancing over the little warnings/readme pamphlet that came with it that tells you where to download the full manual and such and I happened to notice the following warning:
"Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable...
Prolifically unfortunately...which was basically the premise of the movie. After a while the dumb people significantly outnumbered the smarter people who tended to breed within their means to support their own offspring which was not at a rate that made their genetic lineage sustainable. And...
They are but they aren't going to get anywhere near any other galaxies any time soon...You figure our galaxy, the Milky Way, alone is estimated to be 100,000 light years across and 1000 light years thick. We didn't start making radio waves until right around the beginning of the 20th century. So...
You are correct. The P67 is overclockable but does not take advantage of the on-die GPU offered by Sandy Bridge CPU's. You therefore will need your own graphics solution either on the motherboard or (more likely) a discrete graphics card for gaming. The H67 is NOT overclockable but does let (not...
You are supposed to name the network hosts after Lord of the Rings or Star Wars characters. Pick names of characters who's roles resemble the job of the host in question as much as possible.
Waiting for the correction of the press release where they say, "Oh did we say 5-15% failure rate over 3 years? Sorry about that...that was Charlie from marketing...he's new. The correct predicted statistic is actually 5-15% NON-failure rate over 3 years."
My apologies...I did not realize that the fact you are an electrical engineer means you are a robot and that therefore you and I do not have a human anatomy in common. My goal was to draw an analogy that was easily understandable by humans. Here is the definition for the word Analogy in case the...
Because it shouldn't be there at all but it is (probably because it was deemed cheaper to leave it on there unused than to actually remove it) but due to a voltage miscalculation it comes on when it shouldn't...this causes a problem. Having it come on when it was never intended to introduces...
From the article here on AT:
"The source of the problem is actually not even a key part of the 6-series chipset design, it’s remnant of an earlier design that’s no longer needed."
Hence, it was left in there out of laziness or an oversight...a vestigial remnant. Nobody thought...
Wishful thinking :) The former is the most likely. These boards are not worthless junk just because of one potentially malfunctioning SATA port. They'll figure out something to do with them.
Just got mine this morning. Way to go Egg! Handle the actual product exchange when the time comes with the same proactive and customer friendly attitude and you have won a loyal customer for life.
It allows you to use the on-die graphics processor on sandy bridge CPU's and still lets you overclock. The H67 does not let you overclock but lets you use the on-die graphics. The P67 does not let you use the on-die graphics so you need a discrete/add-on graphics card but it lets you overclock.
Did you do anything to elicit this email/response from newegg or did it just come out of the blue? I have not received any such email and I bought an Asus P8P67 Pro through newegg.com on 1/17/2011.
Windows 7 64 bit? I and others had the same problem. Get the AI Suite II Patcher from the Asus support downloads section. It's listed under Utilities along with the AI Suite II Installer. There are no instructions for running it that I saw. (*ahem Asus...hint hint) However, what worked for me...
But have you read this article which explains the source of the bug?
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4143/the-source-of-intels-cougar-point-sata-bug
From the article:
"The problem in the chipset was traced back to a transistor in the 3Gbps PLL clocking tree. The aforementioned transistor...
Here's an interesting tidbit from page 15 of the Intel 6 Series Specification Update (the Errata section) document dated January 2011:
10. SATA Signal Voltage Level Violation
Problem: SATA transmit buffers hav e been designed to maximi ze performance and robustness
over a variety of routing...
Maybe they're just saving their announcement for last so they can see what the competition is going to do first...and then CRUSH THEM MERCILESSLY!
Maybe...? You think?? yes no?? :)
*sheepishly raises hand*
Actually I downloaded and read it in PDF form before I even bought the product.
Maybe it's just coincidence but my system build went remarkably smooth for the most part too...you decide.
(And no I didn't read it cover to cover...just the important bits)
Well if you couldn't have such a thing as an ATAPI device with a SATA interface on it, why would they bother to print the disclaimer in the manual that you aren't supposed to plug ATAPI devices into the Marvell SATA ports?
I really have no idea. I didn't actually try mine in this configuration. I am working under the assumption that ATAPI is sort of synonymous with Optical CD/DVD drive and that therefore you aren't supposed to hook up any optical drives to the Marvell port unless you are certain that they aren't...
No, not exactly. My understanding is that Intel actually designs and oversees manufacture of the chips. They then sell them to board makers like Asus, ASRock, etc...who design motherboard products around them. They then proceed to permanently solder the parts they bought from Intel (and other...
The whole kicker about it is that the over-volted part in question was basically a vestigial remnant left over from a previous design that somebody no doubt thought leaving there would have no noticeable effect and maybe save a couple bucks or something. Only they neglected to shut off the...
And it begins...I would have expected better from Asus...silly me. Technically I guess they are right...it is a chip problem. It's just that the chip with the problem happens to be soldered onto a motherboard they made which they themselves permanently soldered on there...Yeah Intel made the...
What motherboard do you have? I have the Asus P8P67 Pro and it says right in the manual that the Marvell 6Gbps SATA III ports are only intended for use with data drives, not ATAPI devices. This is most likely a limitation of the Marvell chipset and not the Asus motherboard itself. So if you have...
Yes. And keep in mind that if you have a Marvell SATA III (6 Gbps) controller it is not meant for optical drives, only data drives. So one thing to keep in mind when deciding what to do. That might be what I do since I can't think of anything else I plan on using the expansion slot for at the...
Probably because newegg read the same initial public press release as everybody else where it stated that ALL 6 SERIES were affected and probably decided to deactivate them pending further authoritative clarifications.
Yes, I looked up your specs on that board and it looks like it uses Marvell ports for the additional two SATAIII controllers. On my Asus which also uses 2 Marvel SATA III controllers it says you are not supposed to use ATAPI devices on the Marvell ports...your motherboard might have the same...
Hahahahahahaahaaaaa. Riiiiight. Deciding something is one thing. How it plays out in reality is another ;) If anything the way Intel has handled this so far has only served to reinforce my opinion of the corporation. Companies of lesser integrity would try to lie, misdirect, conspire...
Eventually it will fail...but the DRIVE itself won't fail. This problem doesn't "break" your hard drive. It just eventually stops being able to communicate with the drive. The controller chip on the motherboard will fail. The drive should still work just fine (provided it isn't also defective)...
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