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Intel has discovered a design flaw related to its new Sandy Bridge chip, the company said today. The flaw has forced the chipmaker to stop shipments of a chipset, though Intel also announced that it has a design fix in place. Intel expects the cost of repair and replacement to be around $700 million, forcing it to cut its sales forecast for the first quarter by $300 million. Prior to the announcement, trading of Intel's stock was halted on the New York Stock Exchange for about 25 minutes. Since trading resumed around 7:20 a.m. PT, investor reaction has been mild with the stock down by about 1 percent. The flaw, which is found in the company's recently released Intel 6-series "Cougar Point" chipset, could cause the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipset to degrade over time, according to Intel. This could potentially affect the performance or functionality of any hard drive, DVD drive, and other device connected to the SATA port. Chipsets are the array of chips on the motherboard that link directly with the processor, allowing it to communicate with other components. The Cougar Point chipset is used in Intel's new Second Generation Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has already started manufacturing a new version of the affected chipset that resolves the issue, the company said. The Sandy Bridge processor itself is not affected by the flaw, according to Intel. The company said it expects to start shipping the corrected version to customers in late February, ramping up to full-volume shipments in April. Intel will help its manufacturing partners return the affected chipsets and will support any fixes or replacements required by PC makers on motherboards or entire computer systems, the company said. Looking at it from the consumer's end, Intel said that PCs with the flawed chipset only started shipping January 9. As a result, it believes that relatively few consumers should be impacted. The systems affected by the flaw are Intel's Second Generation Core i5 and Core i7 quad-core based systems. Intel is advising buyers of these systems to continue to use their PCs but to contact their computer vendors for a permanent fix. Although Intel is looking to take a sales hit in the current quarter as a result of the flaw, it doesn't expect revenue for the full year to suffer a major impact. In fact, the company is projecting even higher first-quarter sales than it previously anticipated, in part due to two acquisitions: the just-completed one of Infineon Technologies' wireless solutions unit and the expected acquisition of McAfee. For the first quarter, Intel is now looking for sales of $11.7 billion, plus or minus $400 million, up from its prior estimate of $11.5 billion, plus or minus $400 million. Since some of the affected chipsets were made and shipped in the fourth quarter of last year, Intel will take a charge that will cut into its fourth-quarter gross profit margin by 4 percentage points from the previously-reported amount of 67.5 percent. Further, it will also take a charge in the current quarter that will lower its gross profit margin for the quarter by 2 percentage points and for the full year by 1 point. Intel has been touting its Second Generation Sandy Bridge product for the past several months. Officially launched at this year's CES, the new chip lineup has been geared up to offer greater power and energy efficiency over previous chips. By combining the CPU and GPU (graphics processing unit), Sandy Bridge is also designed to better handle high-definition video and games without the need for a separate graphics processor. That integration positions Sandy Bridge as an ideal architecture for laptops, though it's been making its debut on desktops as well over the past few weeks. Beyond any drag on sales, how big a deal is this for Intel and its customers? Analysts so far don't see it having any major long-term impact. "Is it going to be a near-term distraction and something for investors and customers to gripe about? Absolutely," Craig Berger, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets in New York, told Bloomberg. "But the stuff is relatively new. There are probably not many of them out. That's helping them mitigate losses." "This is a minor negative and not as big an issue as it seems," an analyst at Miller Tabak, Brendan Furlong, told the New York Times. "It's obviously an embarrassment, rather than a major problem for the company."

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the map dust2 classic should also be removed cause there is to many people going under the map. also is there any word on getting some new maps?

here is 2 wallpapers I have put together and are using. I am not very good at doing something this big so please go easy on me.

just played a couple of rounds and i must say i like it better then the cod4MW2 freezetag.

been on there twice today and can not get anyone to join me. Hope it picks up.

charlie sheen said it best. I'm dealing with fools and trolls and soft targets. It's just strafing runs in my underwear before my first cup of coffee. I don't have time for these clowns. LMAO

take care killa

An older lady was somewhat lonely and decided she needed a pet to keep her company.. So, off to the pet shop she went. She searched and searched. None of the pets seemed to catch her interest, except this ugly frog. As she walked by the jar he was in, she looked and he winked at her. He whispered, 'I'M SO LONELY, TOO. BUY ME AND TAKE ME HOME.. YOU WON'T EVER BE SORRY.' The older lady figured, what the heck! She hadn't found anything else.So, she bought the frog. She placed him in the car, on the front seat beside her. As she was slowly driving down the road, the frog whispered to her 'KISS ME AND YOU WON'T BE SORRY..'! So! The older lady figured, WHAT THE HECK, and kissed the frog. IMMEDIATELY the frog turned into an absolutely gorgeous, sexy, young, handsome prince THE PRINCE THEN RETURNED THE OLDER LADY'S KISS. SUDDENLY THE OLDER LADY FELT HERSELF TRANSFORMING FROM HIS KISS. NOW CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THE OLDER LADY TURNED INTO? COME ON GUESS! * * * * SHE TURNED INTO THE FIRST Travelodge SHE COULD FIND!!! She's older...... NOT DEAD!!!!! OLD LADIES ROCK

FINE This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. FIVE MINUTES If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. NOTHING This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in "Fine" GO AHEAD This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it. LOUD SIGH This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing" THAT'S OKAY This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. THANKS A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say you're welcome.

you know there is a way around the download part if you have the disk for the game. Using Steam launch options to install retail games from disc Log in to Steam and click on Library. Right-click on the game, select Delete local content, and confirm. Insert the first disc into your computer. Close Steam (Steam > Exit). Press Windows Key + R to open Run In the Run window type: "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -install E: Replace E: with the CD/DVD drive you are installing from if is not correct. Replace C:\Program Files\Steam if your Steam installation is not in the default location. Press OK. Steam will launch and ask you to sign in if you do not have your password saved. Your installation should continue from the disc. works very well. it is the only way i install games that need steam.

does anyone play this game? http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/

Sonovabich - Sexyguy asked me if..... Sexyguy asked me if i would put a photo of his girlfriend on the website.....there ya go Sexy....wow not bad I thought this was them together?

deerejon As I was trying to eat my oatmeal and browse the site for the mornings Idiot goings on....I run across this....ewwwww... Then I noticed something even weirder...these pics we're all posted within minutes of each other.... To me...well, they had to be readily available to get up here so fast.... I almost expect Chili to have a weird little stash of fat girl porn to take care of his morning rager...but the rest of you posters suprised me... Way to wake me up without coffee....sheesh...ROFL or if you want to eat McD's in the morning you can have these 2 over. They will even bring the beer. lol

According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years. http://www.themedguru.com/20091206/newsfeature/stare-boobs-longer-life-study-86131320.html