*****SANDYBRIDGE MOTHERBOARD CHIPSET ISSUE*****

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Phlebas said:
If you have "accepted" the goods then you lose the right to rescind the contract (essentially cancel it for a full refund) if the goods are not of satisfactory quality. You have accepted the goods if you tell the retailer that you have done so or otherwise make them believe that you have done so. There is no specific time limit, the Sale of Goods Act just states "The buyer is also deemed to have accepted the goods when after the lapse of a reasonable time he retains the goods without intimating to the seller that he has rejected them." "Reasonable time" could be anything from a few days to several months depending on the nature of the product and it would ultimately be up to a court to determine it if it came to that.

But even if you are deemed to have accepted the motherboard, you are still entitled to a repair or replacement if it develops a fault that was due to a manufacturing flaw.

I would be more concerned about someone buying a motherboard today - if they have been made aware of a particular fault prior to the purchase then they may well lose their statutory rights in regards to that fault...
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I am pretty sure there is an "Unfit for purpose" argument in here as well which can apply for years after initial purchase.
 
#Chri5# said:
If your data is so important, you'll have you multiple backups which you verify and test on a regular basis, so an HD failing shouldn't be an issue, should it?
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Ever tried moving TBs of data about?

When you lose data then you are temporarily without a backup, making a new back up with limited ports is also going to be more than a little time consuming and inconvenient. Since a lot of that data is personal rather than commercially valuable I don't have the cash to throw at going as far as multiple backups, hence worrying about prevention such as using a SATA port that may or may not trash my data.

NathWraith said:
Exactly. And the fact that it doesn't kill HDDs :rolleyes:
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Please back this statement up with evidence, as far as anything I've seen there has been no one promising there will be no risk to data.

Looking around all the reports avoid making definitive statements except for tweaktown that have stated data is possibly at risk.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/18701..._and_the_aussie_flood_dream_system/index.html
The issue of degrading performance and possibly even data corruption over time is seen when using the SATA II ports on motherboards that are powered by the Intel P67 chipset.
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From the horse's mouth doesn't add much but I thought I'd go ask.

Allan: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Support chat service. We are glad to be of service. How can I help you today?

Me: Hi I have an Intel® Desktop Board DP67BG what is the likely hood that I will be affected by this sata chipset issue that has come to light?

Allan: At this point, Intel is working to correct this issue and provide a list of affected systems

Me: Ok so they know exaclty which systems / motherboards are affected?

Allan: Intel wants to be as transparent as possible to our customers, therefore the press release has been sent as soon as possible to notify you. Please contact your place of purchase if you think you might be affected by the issue.

Me: All retailers in the UK are awaiting Intels response on the issue.

Allan: I understand, I am afraid I cannot comment on this matter, I recommend keep checking our web site for further actions on this issue

Me: Ok thanks for your assistance.

Allan: you're welcome.

Allan: Thank you for using chat. We value your suggestions and would appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete our survey. The survey will appear when you click "Close'' to close the chat window. Have a nice day.
 
duncanm said:
Ever tried moving TBs of data about?

When you lose data then you are temporarily without a backup, making a new back up with limited ports is also going to be more than a little time consuming and inconvenient. Since a lot of that data is personal rather than commercially valuable I don't have the cash to throw at going as far as multiple backups, hence worrying about prevention such as using a SATA port that may or may not trash my data.


Please back this statement up with evidence, as far as anything I've seen there has been no one promising there will be no risk to data.

Looking around all the reports avoid making definitive statements except for tweaktown that have stated data is possibly at risk.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/18701..._and_the_aussie_flood_dream_system/index.html
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Have you actually got a Sandybridge setup?
 
Can someone confirm that ONLY motherboards manufactured AFTER January 9th are flawed? I just read this in an article.

I managed to get my P8P67 Pro early and had it a week before release.
 
Garee said:
Can someone confirm that ONLY motherboards manufactured AFTER January 9th are flawed? I just read this in an article.

I managed to get my P8P67 Pro early and had it a week before release.
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No, nobody can confirm this. It is ALL SB products. ALL of them. The 9th date is because thats when it was officially released.
 
Yes, ASUS P8P67 PRO with i5 2500k, GPU and RAM purchased from yourselves. Last system + upgrades also were purchased from OcUK.

If you still don't believe me you'll also see I posted regarding the Titan Fenrirs not fitting that motherboard, and the troubles finding a cooler that allows you to keep all 4 RAM slots available considering the height of the Vengeance RAM.

So cutting to the chase, are you guaranteeing as a representative of OcUK that there is no risk of data loss associated with this issue?

Insinuating that one of your customers is a liar has rather knocked my opinion of the supplier I've been using for 90% of my computer purchases for the last 5 years. I had been impressed when I had to return the Fenrir but now :(
 
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Garee said:
Can someone confirm that ONLY motherboards manufactured AFTER January 9th are flawed? I just read this in an article.

I managed to get my P8P67 Pro early and had it a week before release.
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Early boards such as the ones sent to testers etc are not affected.

All boards that were bought from retailers are affected.

Jan 9th only refers the official date when they went on sale, not a specific date of silicon change.
 
duncanm said:
Yes, ASUS P8P67 PRO with i5 2500k, GPU and RAM purchased from yourselves. Last system + upgrades also were purchased from OcUK.

If you still don't believe me you'll also see I posted regarding the Titan Fenrirs not fitting that motherboard, and the troubles finding a cooler that allows you to keep all 4 RAM slots available considering the height of the Vengeance RAM.

So cutting to the chase, are you guaranteeing as a representative of OcUK that there is no risk of data loss associated with this issue?

Insinuating that one of your customers is a liar has rather knocked my opinion of the supplier I've been using for 90% of my computer purchases for the last 5 years. I had been impressed when I had to return the Fenrir but now :(
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Stop being soft, I never called you a liar.

Your posts were coming across very pedantic. Anyways I checked your post history before you replied.

There is a lot of people on here who love being part of the "get offended on behalf of everyone else" crew. Glad you are not one of those people.
 
You could set up a raid 10 array with 4 of the sata 3 ports, then scritpt so continually copy and delete files from the volume..

Set it in motion and have a log counting iterations, see if it starts to degrade over time.
 
NathWraith said:
Stop being soft, I never called you a liar.
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Classy.

Look up what insinuating means because it pretty much covers:
There is a lot of people on here who love being part of the "get offended on behalf of everyone else" crew. Glad you are not one of those people.
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Your posts were coming across very pedantic. Anyways I checked your post history before you replied.
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I'm being pedantic because I'm concerned about possible data loss and the downtime that will be caused if it occurs. Also the general vagueness of the reports make me suspicious as the only people saying don't worry your data isn't at risk are people in this thread.
 
I havent got a sandy bridge PC but looking in this thread i think EVERYONE needs to take a deap breath and go do some nitting or something and chill out. OCUK have stated that they dont know anymore than what they have told us and as soon as they do they will tell you. Getting worked up about it isnt going to help you and it keeps the doms from doing whatever else they could be doing.
When intel decides its plan of action OCUK will follow it. I dont see why there needs to be a massive debate about it. |: Yesterday morning you all where very happy and your board where working perfectly.
 
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