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Asus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.
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8 [0 Q: w ^. ?7 CP5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later
( N2 H- ^1 j3 p, ^P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later 1 N: R0 J; F& n8 c8 x
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later
; U+ v7 u# |- N( a9 n4 c5 L: oP5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
: b% K) ~& Q+ s) W A+ X" HP5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later 0 \9 D" }' j8 z/ `# a0 X
P5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released & K; H f' [+ X" t K
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released
, [- @8 k! y, p, h" M. xP5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later & u" x/ [- c7 }
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later : y0 M: B1 u7 }/ Y- h
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2 h9 Y9 [6 T% u! Z2 |, l4 NMSI
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3 j" ]& f9 D) @4 D }# v' j5 `Version 2 of the 975X Platinum is also called the MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition. This model, MS-7246, was recently introduced to support Core 2 Duo and is a different model than the older MSI 975X Platinum, which is also called MS-7246, but does not support either Core 2 Duo or Kentsfield. 4 a4 z& Q( I7 c- _7 V* s# u
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Description Model # BIOS Revision
( B1 g- U# U, V& @9 B) B0 H! \* Q975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later
# m7 ?+ \* R8 B7 `5 Q sP965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later , g% G% V+ x: n4 S9 E) a9 m- o+ N
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed 4 \1 A% i9 S% O" U8 z4 h
P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed
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5 J5 S- L, z( ], |# G1 ]) hIt appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.5 r2 M0 r. T. D- J; T& d
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3 u& T: Q- O& M5 kGigabyte provided an extensive list of models that would support Kentsfield. However, all of these models are Revision 2 boards that will be released in mid- October. Gigabyte made it very clear that all Revision 2.0 boards below will fully support Kentsfield.
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Gigabyte Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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GA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X - D Z% A. |4 R: v
GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965
+ |4 g ^4 g" f- vGA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965 + @' _; ~7 s1 |; q/ B; w% u
GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 + B5 h0 i n5 G% P+ G
GA-965P-S3 Intel P965
. o) H$ @% J7 v2 F' G, }8 i- V. L+ XGA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965
# ?) Q, M4 P* f& M, F- v" fGA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 0 z' k9 l1 j! @" S* A
GA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
' H3 `5 `, `2 D6 _, x+ c9 oGA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series
; P0 d+ c( B' c" G- eGA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series
' l8 h: p1 Z0 T+ |% ]. {- LGA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series
" L; T7 e- Y6 S, F) FGA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series 4 {: y6 U. b6 N, }
GA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series 2 [7 k$ L; s9 J1 f8 x
GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
, f2 v5 w% N# y- t. `" IGA-945GMF-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
9 U& V6 L3 d! f4 `GA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series
/ N- o; s- S7 D1 A, vGA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series
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Gigabyte also advised AnandTech that some current Revision 1 boards would also support the Intel Core 2 Quad with a BIOS upgrade. Gigabyte will be providing a compatibility list of current boards that support Kentsfield as soon as testing and BIOS updates are complete.- T5 V+ p- |3 P2 a5 R
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