Legend Platinix 2-A motherboard
Qualifies for Microsoft WHQL Windows XP certification tests

Since application for the Windows XP certification test was started by Microsoft on September 23 this year., in as short a period as half a month, QDI Platinix 2-A motherboard has successfully passed Microsoft WHQL Windows XP certification tests, which means perfect compatibility with the Microsoft Windows XP operation system soon to appear on the market.

It is reported that Windows XP is a new generation OS which Microsoft Corp. is elaborately preparing for the second half of the year. As recommended by Microsoft with full swing, Windows XP, will inevidently replace the current Windows 9X series or even 2000 and loom as the mainstream OS in the future. Consideration for compatibility with Windows XP is therefore very rigorous. A global list of all software and hardware compatible with Windows XP has been issued by Microsoft, which adds more extensive and stringent requirements such as remote logon support in comparison to their predecessors.

The purpose of Microsoft WHQL (trademark of Windows Hardware Quality Lab) is to test computers, peripheral hardware devices and drivers for OS compatibility and stability. WHQL, abbreviated for Windows Hardware Quality Lab, is established by Microsoft to ensure for computer hardware compatibility with Windows OS. Products which qualify for WHQL are entitled to be labeled with WHQL certification designation. With endorsement from Microsoft, consumers/users can buy WHQL compliant products with a larger degree of guaranty.

With its Platinix 2-A motherboard among the first to qualify for the rigorous tests of Microsoft WHQL for Windows XP compatibility, QDI becomes one of the first two to three primary motherboard manufacturers to pass the test. This not only means that Platinix 2-A qualifies for the Windows XP hardware compatibility specifications and meets all the technical requirements of Microsoft Windows XP application programming standards and superior quality for Platinix 2-A, it is also a demonstration of the quick response and collective strength of the R & D team of the QDI motherboard. Once Windows XP OS is released and launched onto the market, this latest QDI motherboard with Pentium 4 processor compatibility can be upgraded directly and smoothly to the most up-to-date OS. Actually, Platinix 2-A has passed the Microsoft WHQL Windows 2000 qualification test before this.

Meanwhile, there is a more obvious internationalizing trend in the development of science and technologies. While domestic IT manufacturers are beginning to pay more attention to the significance of the Microsoft WHQL certification; PC products are being submitted one after another for qualification tests so as to obtain an evidence of the compatibility of their product, improve user acceptance and sharpen their competitive edges; many years earlier QDI motherboards have partaken in such certification and all of the mainstream products have obtained the Microsoft certification and were granted the WHQL qualification logos.

£¨For more information refer to the Legend motherboard web page: http://www.qdigrp.com/qdisite/eng/support/pc9x.htm, or go directly to the Microsoft website£ºhttp://www.microsoft.com/hcl/legend.asp £©