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Intel confirms Haswell chipset USB bug
In a Product Change Notification bulletin from Intel confirmed that the current Lynx Point 8-series and C220 chipsets for Haswell have a bug that causes USB 3.0 devices to disappear after entering S3 standby mode. The issue has been fixed in stepping C2, this updated chipset will start sampling on April 19th but won't hit the market until late July.
Affected chipsets include the Q87, Q85, H87, Z87, B85 (desktop chipsets), C222, C224, C226 (workstation/server chipsets), QM87, HM87, and HM86 (mobile chipsets).
According to the PCN the new stepping will be sampled to customers starting April 19th. Final product will be available starting July 15th. Intel also makes clear that customers must be ready to receive the new stepping by July 31st. In other words, this means by then the old stepping will be phased out and gradually replaced by the new one. Due to the minor change needed to fix the problem, Intel doesn't expect a major impact on customers. The new stepping is basically a drop in replacement.
While an official release date for Haswell hasn't been given yet, Intel is expected to introduce the new chip before the availability of the new chipset stepping. Reportedly Intel let customers sign an agreement to acknowledge the presence of the bug if they wanted to obtain Haswell APUs for launch. The bug in question causes nuisances like USB devices to disappear after entering standby. Detachable devices would have to be reconnected to be found again.
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#4571246 Posted on: 04/06/2013 11:25 AM
Is there going to be a software workaround for the earlier revisions?
Is there going to be a software workaround for the earlier revisions?
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#4571277 Posted on: 04/06/2013 12:31 PM
No, there will be a new stepping. It can't be fixed by Firmware/Software.
So if you use sleepmode you need to wait a couple of months, just like the Sandy Bridge SATA Bug.
Maybe some brands will allow a swap to the C2 Stepping free of charge, but this is just a minor bug unlike the SATA controller.
Desktop-pch C1-stepping S-Spec C2-stepping S-Spec
DH82Q87 SR137 SR173
DH82Q85 SR138 SR174
DH82H87 SR139 SR175
DH82Z87 SR13A SR176
DH82B85 SR13C SR178
Laptop-pch C1-stepping S-Spec C2-stepping S-Spec
DH82QM87 SR13G SR17C
DH82HM87 SR13H SR17D
DH82HM86 SR13J SR17E
Is there going to be a software workaround for the earlier revisions?
No, there will be a new stepping. It can't be fixed by Firmware/Software.
So if you use sleepmode you need to wait a couple of months, just like the Sandy Bridge SATA Bug.
Maybe some brands will allow a swap to the C2 Stepping free of charge, but this is just a minor bug unlike the SATA controller.
Desktop-pch C1-stepping S-Spec C2-stepping S-Spec
DH82Q87 SR137 SR173
DH82Q85 SR138 SR174
DH82H87 SR139 SR175
DH82Z87 SR13A SR176
DH82B85 SR13C SR178
Laptop-pch C1-stepping S-Spec C2-stepping S-Spec
DH82QM87 SR13G SR17C
DH82HM87 SR13H SR17D
DH82HM86 SR13J SR17E
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#4571316 Posted on: 04/06/2013 01:50 PM
This wouldnt hold me back. I use S3 sleep, but dont have always on USB 3 devices for it to matter.
This wouldnt hold me back. I use S3 sleep, but dont have always on USB 3 devices for it to matter.
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#4571403 Posted on: 04/06/2013 04:56 PM
Does it only affect USB 3.0 devices plugged into a USB 3.0 port or will it also happen with USB 2.0 devices plugged into the USB 3.0 port?
I want to buy a Haswell ultrabook when they come out and I'll be using sleep mode. I usually unplug external drives from my computers before putting a computer to sleep anyway. However, this sleep bug will cause a problem when booting from an external USB drive and the computer falls asleep. I'll just have to disable sleep if I need to boot from a USB drive.
Does it only affect USB 3.0 devices plugged into a USB 3.0 port or will it also happen with USB 2.0 devices plugged into the USB 3.0 port?
I want to buy a Haswell ultrabook when they come out and I'll be using sleep mode. I usually unplug external drives from my computers before putting a computer to sleep anyway. However, this sleep bug will cause a problem when booting from an external USB drive and the computer falls asleep. I'll just have to disable sleep if I need to boot from a USB drive.
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I never sleep mode anyways, PC is either On or Off.