Who is interested in a fix for "Marvell" 6G SATA

[Aussie Allan]

 If your interested in learning more , please post something..........No posts mean nothing will be attempted.

[absic]

If the problem can be fixed it should be done so at no cost to those of us who purchased boards with the Marvell 9128 chip. They were purchased, in many cases, on the strength of marketing and the hype that we would get full 6G/bs hardware.

[Aussie Allan]

 Absic my good mate!

  You throw in 100 grand and I'll throw in 100 grand......... we'll take on the big boys and maybe get a result in under 6 years..........or possibly look at setting up a service ourselves  at 50-60 squid a pop (if it's viable)  and get it done now!.......love the idea of The big five board manufactures footing the bill for what ....3 maybe 400,000 chip replacements?......Not Bl**dy likly......if you have any worth while suggestions.......you have my undivided attention.

 AA

[absic]

Whilst I agree that it is highly unlikely that any of the Mobo manufacturers will foot the bill for this fiasco, it is of their making and they should have the decency to own up to their mistakes. (tries to stifle loud laughter at this happening) The reality is, however, that this is probably a lame duck to start with. None of the Mobo manufacturer's will admit there is a problem with the 9128 chip and as there is always built in obsolescence to any electrical product this is something that they know will just fade away given time.

If the chips are user replaceable (which I doubt) then they should be offered at a heavily discounted price, ( possibly on proof of purchase of a board with the 9128 chip) at least in recognition of the fact that they are responsible, with clear instructions on how to implement the replacement without voiding any remaining warranty that the user has.

[Aussie Allan]

 One possible option is to get Gigabyte to supply the new chip on verification of a valid product purchase and left to the owner to have it fitted by a qualified business.......

                                                                UPDATE!.

      I now have  confirmation that the chip can in fact be replaced with the right people and  equipment .......Yes , already sourced!

  Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

The thing is I am sure that the actual chip replacement as a surface mount is easy enough if you can solder capably but what else is involved in the replacement ? I would have thought the BIOS code would need to be tweaked and the firmware on the chips might not be compatible as standard.

[Aussie Allan]

 Ahhhhhhhh That's where you and your contacts come in.......does Gigabyte want to be part of the support coup of the decade ?? and make thousands of dedicated customers happy  ??

 Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

It would almost be worth it just to not have to post about the reasoning for the Marvell SATA3 not working any more. I get really fed up explaining to owners that the fact that they bought a board with SATA3 capabilities doesn't mean that is what they got.

[andyvee]

Personally i think its a bit late in the day , i can live with it until the 2011 UD7 comes out , hopefully then ~ 500gb SSD's will be at a reasonable cost too . perhaps Giga could do a discount on the new boards for those of us with this board ?  .

[Dark Mantis]

perhaps Giga could do a discount on the new boards for those of us with this board ?   .

Nice thought but I won't hold my breath!

[andyvee]

Hehe , i see we both must be of a certain age  .

[Dark Mantis]

You obviously mean "youngsters" 

[Aussie Allan]

Personally i think its a bit late in the day , i can live with it until the 2011 UD7 comes out , hopefully then ~ 500gb SSD's will be at a reasonable cost too . perhaps Giga could do a discount on the new boards for those of us with this board ?   .

  Re: cheaper SSDs.......read up on the Marvell 88SE9130......me tink this Might be next.....maybe!.....very cool idea!  and your entitled to your opinion    ...   Albeit there are a lot of people out there that just want there board fixed and not with a band-aid.... but a fully working solution .

 Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

9182, 9130 I think either would be perfecly acceptable. Anything that would mean that the motherboard would perform to the advertised SATA3 which was one of the main reasons for many people making the purchase and subsidery purchases that turned out to be a waste of money.

[Aussie Allan]

 Marvell Intranet access is a NDA nightmare DM  But Ive cleared every hoop so far........work in progress !

 AA