but the rework of removing the P67 chip from the mobo will actually affect the reliability of the board as it will need to pass through reflow another 2 times, 1 to remove the chip, 1 to attach a new chip.

No, the 3gbps ports are having problems, that is why many of us here are recommended to switch our to the 6gbps ports to avoid any data loss or corruption that may arise.

Actually it is not like doomsday, the other sataIII ports are working, and we have the options to use that. Further all the other parts of the CPU are working normally. So not a really big deal about this. We just wait for a response now from the OEM manufacturers to see what they will do with this defect?

I think anyone that has already bought sandy bridge do not have to worry much, it is just you will mentally feel that there is a defect there that will bother you, but actually you will not notice it much in the short time.

But anyone willing to purchase a new sandy bridge now should know the risk they are looking at and make the choice or wanting to buy it or not.

I'm not saying that we should be using this faulty board for a long period, it is just that for those that have already bought it, we are fine in the short duration while waiting for RMA or replacement that the OEM's are gonna make. Since there should be a solution for us, we do not need to worry so much in the meantime.
I also support full disclosure from the sellers to make sure that all potential buyers are aware and could make a informed decision.

But coming to the subject of using the CPU for >7-8years, i think most manufacturers do not design their boards to last around 3-5 years due to cost and time concerns. The accelerated validation and verification process will be adjust and tune to simulate the MTBF for the mobo's and personally i think their passing specification will be around 3-5 years simulation.

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Feb 2 2011, 11:39 AM

How did you know that using sata 3 is slowing your HDD down? using HD tune to benchmark?

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Added on February 2, 2011, 1:39 pmFor the refund part that is mentioned in the anandtech article for the gigabyte boards, are we able to do it now in Malaysia? Some of us had purchase the boards from LYN, and could we return those boards to the seller in LYN now?

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Feb 2 2011, 01:39 PM

But this asus aps is different as the sata problem is affecting all the P67 mobo.

for the RMA, it is not asus side that is causing the slow replacement, but it is the distri in malaysia that is giving the slow service.

SO we have to wait for the response from our local Asus Distri to see if they will support refund for returned boards and within what period, return it now or can we return it later in April?

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This post has been edited by zzzz52: Feb 5 2011, 01:39 PM

It is just to let you know if you are using the sata II ports only or not. You can pass if you already know the exact physical ports.

But are you able to buy any mobo now, since most of the manufacturer has temporarily stop selling them.

yes, sata2 will work in sata3. np

It will not cause any hardware damage to your harddisk and any data that is already in the harddisk will not get affected. It is just that new data that is going to transfer to it will have a possibility of getting corrupted.

if you have the time, better go back to the shop

You have to understand that intel saying that the degradation will happen after 2-3 years is base on their internal accelerated reliability test and more harsher condition. Based on the result, they concluded that the mean time to failure is 2-3 years. But 2-3 years is just the mean time, meaning that it could be less or more depending on the condition during manufacturing. So there is a probability that it will fail now or it will fail after 3 years. So that is why intel is having this recall and replacement.

Avoid using the sataII ports.

@Mr.Lonely

What brand of mobo are you using?

I'm trying for a refund. Did anyone here successfully done it?

Yes all sata can use, it is as normal, everything functioning without any flaw

Rumor is that the Z68 should arrive in May.

Actually I wanted to go for refund too, will call up asus on this. I from Penang, so don know if they can do it or not?