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Which Audio Codec provides Windows® Vista™ Logo?

Vista Version Vista Premium Logo Supported Models Vista Basic Logo Supported Models Not Support in Vista
Audio
Codec
Models
HD Audio HD Audio AC’97 Codec
ALC888 ConRoeXFire-eSATA2
ConRoe945PL-GLAN
ConRoe945G-DVI
775i945GZ
775Dual-VSTA
AM2NF6G-VSTA
ALiveNF4G-DVI
ALiveSATA2-GLAN
...
ALC883 775Twins-HDTV R2.0
K8NF4G-VSTA
...
ALC653
ALC655
ALC850
CMI9761A
CMI9739
AD1885
AD1888
VT1613
VT1618
ALC882
ALC861VD
ALC660VD
AD1986A
No ASRock models yet
 
ALC885
AD1988A
AD1988B
No ASRock models yet HD Audio Codec
ALC880
ALC861VC
ALC660VC
CMI9880
UAA USB Audio
CM6501 AM2NF3-VSTA
939Dual-VSTA
...

*Windows® Vista™ is not formally released yet. Above information is the summary of our best understanding. Please visit ASRock website for updates.


*If you are using AC'97 audio codec, and want to install Windows® Vista™ 64-bit version, the AC'97 audio codec of your system will be de-functioned, and there will be no sound coming out of your system.
*If you are using AC'97 audio codec, and want to install Windows® Vista™ 32-bit version, the AC'97 audio codec of 5.1 channels or 7.1 channels will not be able to fully function as they are, but 2 channels only.

Requirements to pass Windows® Vista™ Logo - Graphics

To get Premium/Basic logo, MB must run the designated Microsoft DTM (Driver Test Manager) test. MB must passes all items in DTM in order to get the logo. Of all items, there is one test item named Aero AT (Video Memory Bandwidth) test, which is also the only one that requires graphics figures (such as 1600MB/s, 1800MB/s). In this test item, if the MB gets figures of 1600 MB/s or higher, it gets Premium logo. If MB gets figures lower than 1600 MB/s, it gets Basic logo.

Versions Microsoft logo Test items Video Memory Bandwidth: 1600MB/s
Premium Must all pass = > 1600MB/s
Basic Must all pass < 1600MB/s
(If the board fails to get 1600MB/s but supports DX9.0, WDDM driver, it can still get Basic logo)
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