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It has nothing to do with failing hard drives, your hard drive performance will be slower over time......not fail.
Unless I misread again....
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) if you use it in another computer or on one of the unaffected controller ports.
Looks like the egg flipped the switch, and is not selling ANY boards with the chipset issue.
It still shows them, but you can't add them to the cart.
The Intel 67 chipset has 2 SATA 3 ports and some MB manufacturers (like Asus) provide 2 more with the Marvel chipset to give a total of 4 SATA 3 ports.correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't the marvel chipset run the 6g ports and the intel chipset runs the 3g ports correct? i know the higher end boards have P67 6G Ports. correct?
correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't the marvel chipset run the 6g ports and the intel chipset runs the 3g ports correct? i know the higher end boards have P67 6G Ports. correct?
correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't the marvel chipset run the 6g ports and the intel chipset runs the 3g ports correct? i know the higher end boards have P67 6G Ports. correct?
Intel chipset runs 2 of the 6Gbps ports. If the board has more, it will have another controller running them (like the Marvel).
Of course I may just build the thing anyway. I have 5 SATA devices, meaning 4 on the SATA6 ports, and my old DVD-RW on the potentially problematic SATA3 port.
correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't the marvel chipset run the 6g ports and the intel chipset runs the 3g ports correct? i know the higher end boards have P67 6G Ports. correct?
On Asus MBs, a third chipset from JMicron is used for ESATA.somebody is trying to tell me that the marvel chipset is just for the esata ports
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Be caught trying to cover up a known flaw = potential that LOTS AND LOTS of customers decide they're never buying Intel again.....that is ship-sinking stuff.
Just read on Engadget that an Intel CSR says it doesn't affect H67 boards.
Update: Jimmy sent us a chat log with an Intel customer service representative indicating that this recall only affects "some desktop boards based on Intel P67 chipset," that the H67 chipset boards appear to not be affected, but that the company doesn't have a comprehensive list yet. We've certainly seen cases where CSRs don't have all the info in this sort of situation, but still we'd advise waiting a bit before tearing your new mobo out and bringing it back to the store.
The P67 chipset only has two SATA 6Gb/s ports that are unaffected by this issue. Unless the motherboard you're getting has an additional SATA chip that provides extra SATA ports, you're going to have use more than just one of the chipset's broken SATA ports.
Time will tell. Damn, I knew I should have went with the H67 board (almost did), LOL. The H67 board will, if not effected, become very popular during the next few months, lol!
This sounds like some marketing scheme to get people to buy up the H67. I think they like to whip up fear/frenzy in pc users by overexxagerating potential issues causing people to purchase less desirable models of the same thing.
Its all a crock..
I bought the P8P67 Pro. 2 Intel 6Gb + 2 Marvel 6GBb + 4 Intel 3Gb.
Someone on the CPU forums mentioned what I thought was a good idea. Just offer a SATA controller to those with the motherboards if they "want" it. I would probably take one if it were SATA III (6.0Gbps) controller with more than 2 ports.
I would take that option over replacing the motherboard which would be oh such a hassle. frankly the 4 6 gb/s ports on the motherboard is really all this machine needs, because I have a separate storage server. paying good money for defective hardware just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. but hey uncaught bugs happen. let's just hope they treat us right.