System compatibility test
MSI-K8T Master2-FAR (MS-9130)
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Motherboard specifications
| CPU |
Dual socket 940
AMD Opteron |
| Chipset |
VIA K8T800 |
| Expansion slots |
1 AGP
4 PCI |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 EIDE controller
Onboard Broadcom network controller
Onboard serial ATA RAID controller
Onboard Realtek AC'97 audio controller
Onboard USB v2.0 |
| Front Side Bus |
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| Windows XP test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Dual AMD Opteron 244 |
| BIOS |
Phoenix Award BIOS version 1.2 |
| Storage |
1 GB DDR ECC REG RAM |
| Software |
DigiUtils 7.2 and Adobe Premiere 6.5 |
| SCSI controller |
Adaptec 29160 |
| AGP |
Matrox Millennium P750 |
| PCI 4 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 3 |
DigiSuite LE |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
Adaptec 29160 |
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| AGP |
Matrox Millennium P750 |
| PCI 4 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 3 |
DigiSuite DTV |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
Adaptec 29160 |
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| AGP |
Matrox Millennium P750 |
| PCI 4 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 3 |
DigiSuite LX |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
Adaptec 29160 |
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Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Updates, and Driver Updates
- VIA 4-in-1 drivers, version 4.51 Date: 01/08/2004 (downloaded from the MSI web site)
- Matrox Millennium P750 version 1.06.02.005 Date:04/15/2004
- Onboard Realtek AC'97 audio controller driver, version 5.10.0.5250 Date: 06/19/2003
Installed from the original CD
- Onboard Broadcom network controller driver, version 6.64.0.0 Date: 05/21/2003
Installed from the original CD
- Onboard serial ATA RAID controller driver, version 5.1.2600.220 Date: 10/17/2003
Installed from the original CD
Comments
- Reading or writing files on IDE drives is not supported with DigiUtils and associated software.
- If you're using a Matrox Parhelia display card, you'll be limited to 1 GB of RAM, in order for Premiere's live video window to function properly.
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For more information, see http://www.msicomputer.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 12th, 2004.
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