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Intel Announces High Failure Rate of Server-Grade Atom CPUs

3 pointsby robbiet480over 8 years ago

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robbiet480over 8 years ago
C-series Atom processors have a clock-signal generator failure after 18 months of runtime. Many Cisco products are affected [1] as well as other vendors. I personally have a SuperMicro C2758 board which will need to be replaced.<p>Intel errata now available here [2], search for AVR54.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theregister.co.uk&#x2F;2017&#x2F;02&#x2F;03&#x2F;cisco_clock_component_may_fail&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theregister.co.uk&#x2F;2017&#x2F;02&#x2F;03&#x2F;cisco_clock_compone...</a> [2]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.intel.com&#x2F;content&#x2F;dam&#x2F;www&#x2F;public&#x2F;us&#x2F;en&#x2F;documents&#x2F;specification-updates&#x2F;atom-c2000-family-spec-update.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.intel.com&#x2F;content&#x2F;dam&#x2F;www&#x2F;public&#x2F;us&#x2F;en&#x2F;documents&#x2F;...</a>