Bangkok--Nov 4--PC & Associates
AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced that Thai authorities will prosecute unauthorized distributors who allegedly sold re-marked processors into the Thailand market. In conjunction with the Economic Crime Investigation Department, AMD recently captured counterfeit AMD processors worth Bht1.858 million.
During raids on various shops in Pantip Plaza, Bangkok, the enforcement team seized more than 200 counterfeit AMD packages, approximately 4,000 counterfeit warranty stickers as well as more than 4,000 fake AMD labels for AMD Athlon? 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron? processors. Two suspects were arrested on charges, and the case is currently pending in court.
“To help ensure that consumers get the highest-quality, genuine products, AMD strongly recommends that consumers and businesses buy AMD processors only from authorized distributors and certified resellers,” said Mark Tyrrell, director, Global Security and Corporate Services, AMD. “There is a risk that products purchased from non-authorized sources may have been subjected to tampering and remarking, and those processors are not protected by AMD’s warranty.”
“Customers can identify genuine high-performance AMD products easily by carefully looking at the packaging and Processor-in-a-Box Sticker that names our authorized distributors,” said David Lee, Marketing Manager, AMD Far East Ltd. “AMD encourages our valued customers to buy original AMD PIB products which provide users the outstanding performance they should expect from the processor they bought. Installing a counterfeit processor may cause serious damage to the hardware and may also ruin important data saved in the hardware.”
AMD appoints three authorized distributors in South East Asia. They are Avnet Asia, Intraco Technology and VST Distribution, all based in Singapore. These three authorized distributors, in turn, appoint local business partners to sell AMD processors in Thailand. They are: Com7 Co.Ltd./ Tel: 627-5777 Dcomputer Co. Ltd. / Tel: 677-6200 to 2 Impression Computer Co. Ltd./ Tel: 669-1996
Purchasers are encouraged to contact their regional AMD sales office if there is any question regarding the authenticity of a product or the reliability of the source. http://www.amd.com/us en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_3559_710^767,00.html
What is a re-marked processor?
Re-marked processors have been subjected to tampering and have been re-marked with inaccurate frequencies or model numbers, or both. To date, all suspected re-marked parts AMD has collected and examined appear to have been purchased through unauthorized sources.
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