Manu, Cut 3.1 was changed due to internal race condition to cut 3.2. Cut 3.1 was supplied as both engineering samples and production. The production parts were screened using a sophisticated industrial test put in place in June 2006. The device with the markings you gave me may or may not have been screened by this test. This can be ascertained through the trace codes given at the time of shipment but unfortunately the marking on the chip is not sufficient in itself. To avoid any ambiguity at all I suggested using cut 3.2 devices. Clearly, KNC1 have migrated far from ST's standard reference design (new power supply regime, new tuner, PCI bridge interface). I am not sure how much we can help you. If you can activate the I2C interface, install the PC GUI and allow connection to the PC controlling this GUI via VNC we can help remotely. If not, either you come to us or we come to you - no alternative. Regards Peter