ASUS Announces the M4A89GTD PRO Series as the World’s First SATA-IO-certified SATA 6Gb/s-compliant Motherboards

Company helps consumers work faster and better by breaking yet another record

ASUS, as a leading IT company, today shared news of its M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 and M4A89GTD PRO motherboards having been certified by the Serial ATA International Organization as the first SATA 6Gb/s-compliant motherboards.

SATA 6Gb/s embodies the latest storage interface generation available to consumers, doubling the data rates of commonplace SATA 3Gb/s. This is a key advantage as users amass ever-increasing amounts of high resolution photos, videos, music and other multimedia files.

First to Achieve SATA 6Gb/s Certification

Devices on the SATA-IO Integrators List have undergone extensive testing for specification compliance, thereby assuring a high level of interoperability with other certified devices. ASUS motherboards are the first to have gained the gold standard of compliance with SATA 6Gb/s.

“The latest generation SATA 6Gb/s meets requirements from consumers with fast data transfer rates and better reliability to accommodate more dynamic lifestyles. People increasingly rely on high definition content, and ASUS knows this and acts on the knowledge. That’s why we currently have the first full range of SATA 6Gb/s motherboards available to consumers”, said Joe Hsieh, general manager of the ASUS motherboard business unit.

SATA 6Gb/s hard drives only cost marginally more than SATA 3Gb/s versions, making the transition to the new standard an easy, natural and affordable option for consumers.

SATA 6Gb/s certification for ASUS motherboards completed May 17, 2010, and can be reviewed at:

ASUS provides a full range of motherboards with uncompromising SATA 6Gb/s performance, as listed below.

Chipset / Model
X58 / Rampage III Extreme
P6X58D Premium
P6X58D-E
P55 / Maximus III Extreme
P7P55D-E Deluxe
P7P55D-E EVO
P7P55D-E PRO
P7P55D-E
P7P55D-E LX
H57 / P7H57D-V EVO
H55 / P7H55-M/USB3
890FX / Crosshair IV Formula
M4A89TD PRO/USB3
M4A89TD PRO
890GX / M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
M4A89GTD PRO
880G / M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
M4A88TD-V EVO
M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3
M4A88TD-M/USB3
M4A88TD-M
870 / M4A87TD EVO
M4A87TD/USB3
M4A87TD
790FX / M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6
770 / M4A77TD PRO/U3S6
785G / M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Please visit for up-to-date information on these products.

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ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era, with a broad product portfolio that includes notebooks, netbooks, motherboards, graphics cards, multimedia, displays, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s home and office users. ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2009 was US$7.5 billion. ASUS ranks among BusinessWeek’s InfoTech 100, and has been on the listing for 12 consecutive years.

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