Motherboard compatibility test
Asus CUSL2

Motherboard specifications

Revision 1.02
CPU Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 500 MHz - 1 GHz
Chipset Intel 815E
Expansion slots 6 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard EIDE
Onboard VGA
Front Side Bus 133 MHz


Windows Me test results


Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1-GHz Pentium III
BIOS Award version 1.06A
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 6 
 PCI 5  RT2500 codec card
 PCI 4 
 PCI 3 
 PCI 2  Sound Blaster 128
Version 5.0.2184.1
Date: 11/18/99
PCI 1  Netgear network card
Model: FA-310TX
Driver: Windows Detected Driver

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G450   Version: 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01
Yes Yes
Matrox Millennium G400   Version: 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01
Yes Yes
3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 64MB   Version: 1.04
Date: 09/09/00
Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V7100   Version: 6.5
Date: 12/04/00
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 32MB DDR   Version: 5.13.01.3102
Date: 03/07/01
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version: 5.13.01.3102
Date: 03/07/01
Yes Yes
ATI Rage Fury Pro 32MB   Version: 5.13.01.192
Date: 04/07/01
Yes No
ATI Radeon VE   Version: 5.13.01.3102
Date: 03/07/01
Yes Yes
Creative Annihilator 2   Version: 6.5
Date: 12/04/00
Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac Ultra   Version: 6.5
Date: 12/04/00
Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order: 
1 Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.
2 Microsoft Hot Fix Patch, Q260233w2ksp2x86en.exe.
3 Intel chipset utility driver, version 2.80.008.
4 Intel bus mastering driver, version 6.03.008.

*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits



Windows Me test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1-GHz Pentium III
BIOS Award version 1.06A
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used Secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 6 
 PCI 5  RT2500 codec card
 PCI 4 
 PCI 3 
 PCI 2  Sound Blaster 128
Version: 4.90.2490.1
Date: 06/08/00
PCI 1  Netgear network card
Model: FA-310TX
Version: 4.90.3000
Date: 06/08/00

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G450   Version: 4.12.01.1750 Yes Yes
Matrox Millennium G400   Version: 4.12.01.1750 Yes Yes
3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 64MB   Version: 1.04
Date: 09/09/00
Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V7100   Version: 4.12.01.0650
Date: 12/04/00
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 32MB   Version: 4.13.7075
Date: 03/20/01
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 32MB DDR   Version: 4.13.7075
Date: 03/20/01
Yes Yes
Creative Annihilator 2   Version: 4.12.01.0650
Date: 12/04/00
Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order: 
1 Intel chipset utility driver, version: 2.80.008.
2 Intel bus mastering driver, version: 6.03.008.

Comments
To use a non-Matrox display card on a Windows Me system, you must check your Matrox RT2500's BIOS version, and if needed, download and run the Matrox Flex 3D BIOS updater as explained in the RT2500 utilities and fixes section in the Matrox RT2500 software area.

*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 July 12th, 2001


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