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Intel Chipset Design Issue

Effective January 31, 2011, Intel announced a design issue with the Intel 6 Series chipset. This Intel design issue affects a limited number of Toshiba laptops.

The following are the only Toshiba EMEA models affected by this issue:

Model Name Model Number
Qosmio X500-15F PQX34E-01701EBT
PQX34E-01701FDU
Qosmio X500-15J PQX34E-00U015GR
Qosmio X500-15K PQX34E-01000KPL
Qosmio X500-15L PQX34E-00V015GR
PQX34E-00V01NG5
Qosmio X500-15M PQX34E-00X00XEP
Qosmio X500-15P PQX34E-013018PL
Qosmio X500-15T PQX34E-00W013CZ
Qosmio X500-165 PQX34E-00800WEN
Qosmio X500-167 PQX34E-01P015GR
PQX34E-01P01PH2
Satellite A660-1GG PSAW9E-01600NIT
Satellite A660-1GK PSAW9E-01D00KCE
Satellite A660-1GR PSAW9E-01G00NIT
Satellite A660-1GU PSAW9E-01K00LEP
PSAW9E-01K00WBT
PSAW9E-01K013DU
Satellite A660-1GV PSAW9E-01S019PL
Satellite A660-1H0 PSAW9E-02901TS4
Satellite A660-1H1 PSAW9E-02C01TS4
Satellite A660-1H4 PSAW9E-02401GEN
Satellite A660-1H5 PSAW9E-02501GEN
Satellite A660-1HD PSAW9E-01Q026TE
PSAW9E-02Y019PL
Satellite A660-1HF PSAW9E-02000PN5
PSAW9E-031019PL
Satellite A665-15K PSAW9E-01E00LEP
Satellite A665-15M PSAW9E-01F00MGR
Satellite A665-15P PSAW9E-01U00WBT
PSAW9E-01U013DU
Satellite A665-15T PSAW9E-01H00PN5
Satellite A665-160 PSAW9E-02700QFR
Satellite A665-161 PSAW9E-02800QFR
Satellite A665-162 PSAW9E-01T00MGR
PSAW9E-02601GEN
Satellite A665-166 PSAW9E-01R026TE
Satellite A665-168 PSAW9E-01P026TE
Satellite A665-169 PSAW9E-02301CRU

Intel has announced that in some cases the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives.

If you have an affected Toshiba laptop, Toshiba strongly recommends you contact a Toshiba Authorised Service Provider to repair your laptop. You should back up your data and remove any confidential, proprietary or personal information before returning the product.

Thank you for choosing Toshiba.