System compatibility test
HP workstation xw6000




System specifications

CPU Dual socket 604
Xeon
Chipset Intel E7505
Expansion slots 4 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard Ultra DMA 100/66/33
EIDE controller
Onboard Adaptec AIC-7902
SCSI controller
Onboard SoundMAX 3 audio controller
Onboard Broadcom NetXtreme
10/100/1000 network controller
Onboard USB v2.0
Front side Bus 533 MHz


Important note
This system has been tested with Windows XP Professional only. Although we expect results to be the same with Windows 2000, we cannot guarantee your results. Please note that Windows 98 and Windows Me are not supported with Matrox RT.X.

Windows XP test results

Tested configuration
CPU Dual Pentium 4 Xeon 2.8 GHz (Hyper-Threading enabled)
BIOS HP version 1.09
Memory 1 GB DDR RAM
Storage System drive on primary EIDE channel. The A/V drive was connected to the onboard SCSI controller.
Software Matrox X.tools build 4263 and Adobe Premiere 6.5

Installed expansion cards
AGP Matrox Parhelia
PCI 1
PCI 2 Matrox RT.X
PCI 3
PCI 4

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Updates, and Driver Updates
2Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 4.30.1006 Date: 01/14/2003
3Onboard ADI SoundMAX integrated digital audio controller, version 5.12.3513 Rev. A, Date: 01/09/2003
(downloaded from the HP web site)
4Onboard Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 network controller, version 5.5.13 Date: 12/05/2002 (downloaded from HP web site)
5Onboard Adaptec AIC-7902 SCSI controller, version 1.00 Date: 12/04/2002 (downloaded from HP web site)
6Onboard USB v2.0 driver, version 4.08 Rev. B, Date: 12/12/2002 (downloaded from HP web site)
Comments
The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card is not compatible for use with Matrox RT.X on this system.

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver   16*   32*
Matrox Parhelia Version 1.03.00.043
Date: 12/20/2002
Yes Yes
NVIDIA Quadro4 200/400 NVS Version 31.00 Rev. A
Date: 02/02/2003
YesYes

Tested sound cards
Card   Driver   PCI
Creative Sound Blaster Extigy Revision EXTG-WEBUP-W1-L7
Date: 07/09/2002
USB
Creative Sound Blaster Live!Revision SBLW-XPWEB-W3-US
Date: 07/17/2002
3
Onboard SoundMAX 3 audio controller Version: 5.12.1.3513
Date: 12/04/2002
Onboard


*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits



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The information in this document is subject to change. For the latest updates to this information, please check this site often. Matrox does not guarantee that the hardware listed as recommended will perform adequately to meet any particular customer's needs. This document shows our results at the time of testing. Changes to these systems may have occurred since completion of our tests. Contact the motherboard and computer system vendor for particular BIOS versions. Other untested computer systems may provide adequate performance; however, you may experience configuration difficulties. This document was last updated June 20, 2003.

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