Gigabyte has forced a small PC retailer in Sydney’s Chinatown Capital Square shopping precinct to put up signage detailing defected Intel Sandy Bridge motherboards after CRN’s sister publication Atomic discovered the shop was reselling recalled versions.
Specifically, Atomic found that the shop had told a buyer that the Gigabyte P67A-UD3R was free of defects because it was a "higher model". The motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte has since forced the shop to hang a notice in its shop front.
"We do take this very seriously and have made sure we deal with this as soon as possible," Gigabyte's Dino Strkljevic told ATomic.
Gigabyte has stressed that all affected boards, including those sold in error, will be eligible for exchange when new parts were available.
As long as replacement stock was available, exchanges should be possible on the spot at the place of purchase. "We can easily identify what boards are affected," Dino said.
Intel's Sandy Bridge chipset problem can be explained in full here.
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