ASUS Motherboards World’s First to Support Windows 7 RC
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 7:53 pm
ASUS Motherboards World’s First to Support Windows 7 RC
-- New Beta Drivers Available on ASUS Website
Enable ASUS Motherboard Users to Run Windows 7 RC --
-- New Beta Drivers Available on ASUS Website
Enable ASUS Motherboard Users to Run Windows 7 RC --
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (May 4th, 2009) - ASUS today proved once again that it is at the forefront of motherboard innovation and technology with its announcement that ASUS motherboards are the world’s first to support Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC). ASUS’ industry-leading Research & Development team has kept close pace with each new beta release of Windows 7, and has developed beta drivers that enable ASUS motherboard users to try Windows 7 RC immediately. The drivers can be downloaded from the ASUS Motherboard Support website (http://support.asus.com/). The models currently supported are the ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, P5Q-E, P5Q PRO Turbo, P5Q SE PLUS and M4A78-EM. Support for motherboards from the full P6T, P5Q and M4 series will follow shortly. With the beta drivers, ASUS motherboard users will be able to sample Windows 7 RC’s streamlined user interface, improved speed and enhanced resource utilization ahead of anyone else.
Specifications
Model P6T Deluxe V2 P5Q-E P5Q PRO Turbo
CPU Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition/ Intel® Core™ i7 Processors Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Intel® Core™ 2 Quad / Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Intel® Core™ 2 Quad / Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors
Chipset Intel® X58/ICH10R Intel® P45/ICH10R Intel® P45/ICH10R
System Bus Up to 6.4GT/s with QuickPath Interconnection 1600MHz FSB 1600MHz FSB
Memory Max. 24GB, DDR3 2000MHz (OC) Max. 16GB, DDR2 1300MHz Max. 16GB, DDR2 1300MHz
Graphics slots 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16
LAN Dual Gb LAN Dual Gb LAN Gb LAN
Model P5Q SE PLUS M4A78-EM
CPU Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Intel® Core™ 2 Quad / Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors AMD® Socket AM2+/AM2 support AM3 Phenom™ II/Athlon™ X4/Athlon™ X3/Athlon™ X2
Chipset Intel® P45/ICH10 AMD®780G/SB700
System Bus 1600MHz FSB HT3 5200/4800 FSB
Memory Max. 16GB, DDR2 1200MHz Max. 16GB, DDR2 1200MHz (OC)
Graphics slot 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
LAN Gb LAN Gb LAN
Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Please visit www.asus.com for more details.
About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s "InfoTech 100", and has been on the listing for 11 consecutive years.