July 21, 2006
— Universal abit, maker of high-end enthusiast level motherboards,
is known for its uncompromisingly rigorous testing and quality control.
Universal abit firmly believes that only 100% is good enough for its
customers, and continues to stand by its motto of delivering Advanced
Durability to the user.
After a series of heavy
testing programs, our Quality Control test department has found that
a small number of units from the early manufacturing of the AN9 32X
product line has a hardware issue caused by heatsink component displacement
due to accidental rough handling during shipments. This will cause high
temperatures and possible overheating. Therefore, Universal abit has
chosen to recall those AN9 32X and Fatal1ty AN9 32X motherboards that
have been affected by this accident. We wish to stress our Quality control
is of the highest standard, and unfortunately accidents happen, and
the moment we found out about the possibly damaged components being
part of the line we have issued this callback. Please make sure that
if your motherboard is within this consignment that you return it to
be evaluated.
Units with the following
serial numbers will
be recalled:
Fatal1ty AN9 32X:
FAN93UDC000001 ~ FAN93UDC002713
FAN93UDD000001 ~ FAN93UDD001648
AN9 32X:
AN932UDC000001 ~ AN932UDC001407
AN932UDD000001 ~ AN932UDD001000
Units with the following
serial numbers are certified problem free and will
NOT be recalled:
Fatal1ty AN9 32X:
FAN93UDC002714 ~ FAN93UDC005422
AN9 32X:
AN932UDC001408 ~ AN932UDC002612
Shipping costs will
be covered in full by Universal abit and its world-wide branch offices.
All affected end-users should return said motherboards and abit will
examine and repair them accordingly if needed.
