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, R4 w$ l. s) E! C2 YAsus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield. ?1 h- V, [1 M! e
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9 y) x I6 P' o$ M. R: {) p U/ d& QP5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later
- i: I" o: W8 q( kP5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later
2 v* `7 ^- l" c: N( iP5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later
6 U) C* x f5 o" z5 ` p' P8 hP5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
8 W$ q6 g8 \, zP5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later $ i" X T5 i, [$ {! h/ j* a# k% P$ J
P5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released ! y7 F3 i, D+ y. z. Z4 N1 z
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released
, I- C$ j& w. j2 G! \P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later % q7 H q; F1 s+ M
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later 2 P- l* K# C, e( N
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MSI
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* `& a$ g3 G+ ?% }7 Q9 hVersion 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.
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# y C- E3 ?: o975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later
" w% q" n0 u- U1 r/ w/ c" YP965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later 9 v z3 Z# Z# u0 }5 l7 B5 N
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed 8 r# K( N% { p) n
P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed
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It appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.$ {, W+ c) C* w+ |7 w! z! V
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Gigabyte
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Gigabyte 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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GA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X
6 I5 w- C2 A( d: iGA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 . A4 S$ O& o( _8 v9 K
GA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965
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GA-965P-S3 Intel P965
2 P; {1 l# m# f8 {4 CGA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965 7 ]1 ?/ s& K7 \0 b. H" b
GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 ! S2 d/ Z1 t& ?8 d2 y
GA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965 2 X0 R7 e {5 D% r6 ~( g, o! Z3 U
GA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series
I9 |! z! T, s2 n y: xGA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series
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GA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series
. K: r4 K& A8 ZGA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
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1 u5 {/ [# u% [/ |, jGA-945GM-DS2 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.
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