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    Intel halts shipments of Intel Series 6 chips. Has Dell stopped delivery of new SB xps systems?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by crystallakegary, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. crystallakegary

    crystallakegary Notebook Consultant

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    1-31-11 News Alert
    "As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel® 6 Series, 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. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel’s latest Second Generation Intel Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected support chip from its factories. Intel has corrected the design issue, and has begun manufacturing a new version of the support chip which will resolve the issue. The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue."


    Intel Identifies Chipset Design Error, Implementing Solution - TheStreet
     
    crystallakegary, Jan 31, 2011
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    Ktulu85 Notebook Evangelist

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    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

    More waiting for my L702x :(
     
    Ktulu85, Jan 31, 2011
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    the press release says the issue is fixed on new orders but it could slow stuff down.
     
    insidemanpoker, Jan 31, 2011
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    Euclid, Jan 31, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    And yet another reason why being an early adopter kinda stinks! Waiting for Dell to refresh their whole line with SB... :D
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 31, 2011
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    Dell probably has some stock of unaffected chipsets. They might delay announcing their new SB XPS 17's though.

    From the official press release:

    "The systems with the affected support chips have only been shipping since January 9th and the company believes that relatively few consumers are impacted by this issue."
     
    zippys007, Jan 31, 2011
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    That's when the chipsets in question were first released.
     
    Lee Jay, Jan 31, 2011
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    That's when it was announced that they were released, not necessarily when the first shipment occurred. Typically companies don't go to full rate production (and shipping) until they have completed low-rate production so Dell could easily received a few hundred chipsets prior to Jan 9.
     
    zippys007, Jan 31, 2011
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    Undoubtedly of the same stepping.
     
    Lee Jay, Jan 31, 2011
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    zippys007, Jan 31, 2011
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    I guess now I am definitely sticking with my L501x w/ 1080p which I bought for only $776. Before today I was still contemplating for the L502x...
     
    4thehorde4, Jan 31, 2011
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