System compatibility test
Dell Dimension 8400
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System
specifications
| CPU |
Single socket 775
Intel Pentium 4 |
| Chipset |
Intel 925X |
| Expansion
slots |
1 PCI Express (x16)
1 PCI Express (x1)
3 PCI |
| Storage |
South Bridge Intel ICH6R:
1 x Ultra DMA 100 EIDE
4 x serial ATA |
| I/O |
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio controller |
| Front side
Bus |
533/800 MHz |
|
Important note This system includes an Intel ICH6R controller in RAID or AHCI mode. These modes are not supported with a Matrox RT.X system because they can cause dropped frames. You therefore need to configure the Intel ICH6R controller to work in a mode supported by Matrox RT.X. For instructions on how to do this, click here (if you're an advanced user), or contact Dell Technical Support.
Test results
|
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single Pentium 4 3.0 GHz (Hyper-Threading enabled)
|
| Front
Side Bus |
800 MHz
|
| BIOS |
Dell version A02 Date: 09/27/2004 |
| Memory |
1024 MB DDR2 RAM |
| Storage |
System drive on a serial ATA channel. A/V drive and export drive on a second serial ATA channel. |
| Software |
Matrox X.tools build 6122 with Hotfix 1 and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 |
| Installed
expansion cards |
| PCI
1 |
Matrox Parhelia APVe
|
| PCI
2 |
— |
| PCI
3 |
— |
| PCI
4 |
Matrox RT.X |
| PCI
5 | — |
| Additional required software |
| We installed patches and drivers in the following order: |
| 1 | Matrox PCI Optimizer
|
| Comments |
Note: Unless otherwise specified, validation testing is performed using the system/motherboard default settings.
|
| • | Pre-configured Windows XP with Service Pack 2 was installed. |
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits
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For more information, see
http://www.dell.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 May 18, 2005.
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