NEC USB 3.0 gets firmware update to improve compatibility

Posted on Monday, February 08 2010 @ 19:54 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

TweakTown reports Gigabyte released new firmware for the NEC USB 3.0 controller found on many of its latest motherboards. The new release should improve USB 3.0 device compatibility.

The new firmware is inclusive of an executable update tool which you simply run from within Windows to have your controller updated to the latest. Please note; this Update Tool is only suited to Windows 7 and Vista.

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Re: NEC USB 3.0 gets firmware update to improve compatibility
by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 09 2010 @ 4:45 CET

Way to go NEC. You have 10x as much "vision" as Intel and are supporting users far better. Given the year or more till Intel gets its act together you ought to sell a billion of these USB controllers.

Kudos NEC.

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