Motherboard compatibility test
Intel D865PERL




Motherboard specifications

CPU Single socket 478
Pentium 4
Chipset Intel 865PE
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard ADI SoundMAX integrated
digital audio controller
Onboard ATA 33/66/100 EIDE controller
Onboard Intel PRO/1000 CT network controller
Onboard USB v2.0
Front side Bus 533 MHz


Important note
This motherboard 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 Single Pentium 4 3.06 GHz (Hyper-Threading enabled)
BIOS Intel version RL86510A.86A.0056.P07 Date: 05/16/2003
Memory 512 MB RAM
Storage System drive and export drive on primary EIDE channel.
A/V drive and CD-ROM drive on secondary EIDE channel.
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
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 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 5.00.1012 Date: 04/14/2003
3 Intel Application Accelerator, version 3.0 Date: 04/14/2003
4 Onboard ADI SoundMAX audio controller, version 5.12.01.3580.
Installed from the CD that comes with the motherboard.
5 Onboard Intel PRO/1000 CT network controller, version 8.0.65293 Date: 06/20/2003 (downloaded from the Intel web site)

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver   16*   32*
Matrox Millennium P750 Version 1.04.03.005
Date: 07/31/2003
Yes Yes
Matrox Parhelia Version 1.04.03.005
Date: 07/31/2003
Yes Yes
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.88.061
Date: 02/28/2003
Yes Yes
ASUS GeForce 4 V8460 Ultra Version 44.03
Date: 05/14/2003
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 9700 PRO Version 6.14.10.6368
Date: 07/15/2003
Yes No

Tested sound cards
Card   Driver   PCI
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Version 5.12.1.253
Date: 12/31/2002
3
Hercules DigiFire 7.1 Version 6.09
Date: 02/28/2003
3
Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo III Version 6.09
Date: 02/28/2003
3
Onboard ADI SoundMAX integrated
digital audio controller
Version 5.12.01.3580
Date: N/A
onboard
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Version 4161S
Date: 04/26/2002
3


*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 August 14, 2003.

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