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Asus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.! w( h6 A9 }! I" |" A$ U( q
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Model Platform BIOS Revision 5 x1 d/ }, C0 ?0 Y: i
P5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later ! s# w# \8 r, h7 J+ X
P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later 2 n+ `% T# w7 P$ D
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later 3 e S: X B* m! x( U
P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later 1 x) Q6 d$ f% G- v k1 N
P5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
- Y& ]1 Z* P- }* {5 Q4 ~1 Z% }P5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released 7 A- c& _7 k$ C; J
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released
g, J: V0 ^2 d9 ~7 eP5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later / d+ b/ U: n N' y
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later + Q v, Z6 D1 v% H, f# d% ~
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' L" R$ l: x9 W3 [ VVersion 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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975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later
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P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed
- P+ L" ]) p2 i' ?2 `P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed
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+ B6 e& Q, r9 V; `2 {It appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.
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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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# M% i0 R& i6 KGA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X : [/ v4 [4 _$ J9 O7 I" v: Q" d
GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 8 n2 {4 A+ Q! r& [7 X
GA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965 ; s$ N1 y6 b1 O8 `6 A: w# g
GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965
8 U) ?$ g! k! ?+ A8 n7 cGA-965P-S3 Intel P965
! Z3 v; k2 U6 u- a2 _GA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965
5 q" C" x U) _7 F, }# g( e3 d1 jGA-965G-DS3 Intel G965
6 y' F' G Z- ~* h3 NGA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
" ~) f( ?0 \/ h4 I; p, t! jGA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series ! o7 ~, `( _6 m$ a! O
GA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series ! Z& s; a7 V: b! {5 }
GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series
4 h' w9 Q- C( X& H- F2 _GA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series
$ Z7 x7 ^6 `& R3 y+ ZGA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series % Y/ Y( C3 k! \4 a9 N& j
GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series 1 R6 w7 V& h9 W# g6 Q
GA-945GMF-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
/ S( S" l* |; C/ H- ~1 [GA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series 1 O8 `$ D4 Q4 l7 R6 Q5 {5 k9 S
GA-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.
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