According to information received from Taiwanese industry representatives, the delay in the release of Intel server platform Romley , in fact is connected to problems with chipset.
The platform includes processors Sandy Bridge-EP and chipset C600, does not work properly with drives equipped with SAS interface .
Although problems gradually persists, Intel decided to not hurry with the release of new products. Given the slowdown in the market , potential buyers are not very intressted om the purchase of new servers .
Intel will release processors Xeon E5-2600 E5-1600 and C600 chipset in the first quarter next year.