Motherboard compatibility test
AOpen AX4BS

AOpen AX4BS

Motherboard specifications

CPU Single Socket 478:
Pentium 4 1.7 - 2.0 GHz
Chipset Intel 845
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard Ultra DMA 66/100
Onboard AC'97 audio controller
Front Side Bus 400 MHz


Windows 2000 test results


Windows XP test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4
BIOS Intel version: R1.02  date: 10/17/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1 and Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5 
 PCI 4 
 PCI 3 
 PCI 2  RT2500 codec card
PCI 1  Netgear network card
Model: FA310TX
Version: 4.56.160
Date: 07/01/01

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.71.014 Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 23.11
Date: 11/29/01
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 8500   Version 6.13.3276
Date: 10/15/01
Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 23.11
Date: 11/29/01
Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 23.11
Date: 11/29/01
Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1008.
2 Intel ATA storage driver, version 6.20.


*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits



Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4
BIOS Intel version: R1.02  date: 10/17/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1 and Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5 
 PCI 4 
 PCI 3 
 PCI 2  RT2500 codec card
PCI 1  Netgear LNE 100 TX fast ethernet adapter
Version: 4.54
Date: 10/09/99

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.71.014
Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 21.83 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 5.13.01.3276
Date: 11/15/01
Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 21.83 Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 21.81 Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 4500   Version 9.015 Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
2 Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1008.
3 AC'97 audio controller, version: 5.10.0.3530
Windows-detected driver
4 During validation of this motherboard, we encountered random black flashes while playing back certain projects on Matrox RT2500. To avoid this problem, you should download and install the appropriate fix. Please follow the instructions outlined in the associated .txt file.


*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 November 22nd, 2001


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