[WinMac] The Register: AMD mobo supply halted by Taiwan quake

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:11:34 -0400

        From The Register <http://www.theregister.co.uk/990922-000014.html>

Posted 22/09/99 2:28pm by Sean Fleming

AMD mobo supply halted by Taiwan quake

One of the industry's prime candidates to suffer in the wake of the Taiwan
quake turns out to be AMD.

Currently riding high on a wave of success following the launch of the
Intel-bashing Athlon, Chimpzilla may be about to have the carpet pulled out
from under its feet.

Commenting on the disruption caused to motherboard production on the
island, one Register reader said: "Where are you going to put your AMD
chips now?"

A quick trip to AMD's Web site and a spot of easy searching will throw up a
list of all the mobos recommended for use with the Athlon.

The roll call is this: FIC, Gigabyte and MSI.

All are dependent on Taiwan for board manufacture.

Earlier this month, AMD was hit by problems with some mobo makers' boards
not working.

Having the supply of boards dry up altogether is a much more serious matter.

With another possibly even larger earthquake expected to hit the island
within the next 24 hours, AMD and its army of system builders face a bleak
run up to the busy Christmas period.

No one from AMD UK was available as this story went to press. ®

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