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, u9 h. r% i ]Asus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.
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Model Platform BIOS Revision 9 }: K; c$ L. O6 [# j% w% G
P5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later 5 e( }" D' d! I3 ^! K" H9 w7 X0 k
P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later : [* ]: }! ?6 t ]& j, v' V
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later - V8 j0 W9 m& g# ^* X7 ^
P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later ! B$ w1 E& S u' _, G6 V3 J& I# m" c
P5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
+ C7 Y4 G3 e; d" r- L) XP5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released 2 S* g2 i+ @! m6 c. c3 e
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released 1 u9 d. v3 ~# e6 K# h+ _
P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later 2 T+ R5 c! v1 w2 t
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later 7 c4 j4 ]* G7 B8 e6 R: F: k' S1 z7 R! b
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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. 0 {: L5 k: @; u( E8 C$ q/ D
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' Z" b% W$ _3 J6 K2 C975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later - e3 B7 Z% p: y2 P1 I* j
P965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later : J* f# R; K& P/ U; C
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed " f; Z4 ~4 b9 \1 Q3 c- }. y
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.
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* _9 @1 H( M9 L# D- |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 : m% n+ n. n) z+ y; W
GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 $ n! H. i' Q1 x" c: p! c+ m& l
GA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965 3 b+ d$ i5 g+ F, `7 w$ g6 b; q
GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 - W7 M" w# q% S
GA-965P-S3 Intel P965
3 z* h2 ?2 E( p& b0 X; }2 [) ZGA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965 2 \) r7 [. v0 L
GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + y w6 v2 ?! a/ \) z
GA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965 1 A2 `) ?2 h/ k9 D! p' S/ s+ A
GA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series * e U- L2 \, r, z' Y K, M
GA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series
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GA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
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GA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series 4 V! D' ]) { w0 w
GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series 0 z7 P- K0 ?1 c7 d
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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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from Anandtech 9/28/2006
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