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ASUS changing motherboards to protect traces near socket..
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Friday, 23-March-2001 02:48:33 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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I got this (in a roundabout way) from Asus today:
Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2001 02:04 PM
Subject: PCB damaged by heatsink clip
Dear all,
ASUS is in the process of doing some protection on some MB models to resolve
the problem of, PCB is easy been scratched when install the heatsink chip.
Please see below for your information.
Let me know if you have other questions. Thank you.
Regards,
Mia Tsai
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ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
SALES & MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Tel: 886-2-2890-7602
Fax:886-2-2890-7714
URL: http://www.asus.com.tw
> The measures we may take to protect the PCB from being scratched by the
> heatsink clips include:
> 1) plastic socket protector (???) for both Socket 370 & 462--contract
> still in review with the vendor; expected to phase in within 1 month
> 2) protective sticker (??)--already phased in for main-stream models,
> which include:
> a) S370 M/Bs: CUSL2, CUSL2-M, Medion2001, CUV4X-CM(E), CUSL2-C,
> CUSL2-LS, CUSL2K Series
> b) S462 M/Bs: A7V, A7PRO, A7V133 Series
> NOTE: You may inform your customer that the layout of the CUV4X-E and
> CUV4X-C is clever enough to avoid this problem.
>
> Because labeling the stickers on the PCB is very time-consuming for the
> factory, we aim for phasing-in the plastic protector for all compliant
> models, and urging R&D to clear up the "no-trace" zone.
I wonder how this will affect warranty claims on existing motherboards that have been damaged by CPU heatsink clips. Previously, ASUS have not been exchanging boards that are damaged in this way. If they are now redesigning motherboards, does that imply they admit the previous designs are flawed?
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