Motherboard compatibility test
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
 |
Motherboard
specifications
| Revision |
2.00 |
| CPU | Single socket A
AMD Athlon XP |
| Chipset |
NVIDIA nForce2 |
| Expansion
slots |
5 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage |
South Bridge nForce2 MCP:
2 x Ultra DMA 100 EIDE
Silicon Image 3112A:
2 x serial ATA RAID |
| I/O |
Realtek ALC650 6-channel
codec audio controller
Realtek network controller
USB v2.0
IEEE-1394 controller |
| Front side
Bus |
200/266/333 MHz |
|
Test results
|
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single AMD Athlon XP 2500+ |
| Front
Side Bus |
333 MHz |
| BIOS |
Version C1006 Date: 08/20/2003 |
| Memory |
512 MB DDR RAM |
| Storage |
System drive and CD-ROM drive on primary EIDE channel.
A/V drive on secondary EIDE channel. |
| Software |
Matrox X.tools build 5078 and Adobe
Premiere Pro |
| Installed
expansion cards |
| AGP |
Matrox Parhelia |
| PCI
1 |
— |
| PCI
2 |
— |
| PCI
3 |
— |
| PCI
4 |
Matrox RT.X |
| PCI
5 |
— |
| 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 |
| 2 |
NVIDIA Unified Driver Package, version 2.45 Date: 07/29/2003 |
| 3 |
Onboard Silicon Image 3112A serial ATA RAID controller, version R1.0.0.22 Date: 04/16/2003 (downloaded fron the ASUS web site) |
Comments| • | The onboard Silicon Image 3112A SATA controller is not compatible for use
with an
RT.X system. |
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits |
For more information, see
http://www.asus.com.
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 November 20, 2003.
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