System compatibility test
Gateway Performance 1000
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System specifications
| CPU |
Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 1 GHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 815 |
| Expansion slots |
5 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE |
| Front Side Bus |
133 MHz |
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| Windows Me test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 1-GHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Intel version EA81510A.15A.010.P08 date: 05/11/01 |
| Memory |
256-MB SDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Service Pack 1 (Preview Release 3 or later), and Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
SoundBlaster Live! Value CT4870
Version: 4.12.01.0801 |
| PCI 3 |
Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter from Gateway's website
Version: 2.10.01.02 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
RT2500 codec card |
Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 | Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 | Yes | Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Intel's ATA storage driver, version 6.10.
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 1-GHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Intel version EA81510A.15A.010.P08 date: 05/11/01 |
| Memory |
256-MB SDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Service Pack 1 (Preview Release 3 or later), and Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
SoundBlaster Live! Value CT4870
Version: 5.12.01.3107 |
| PCI 3 |
Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter from Gateway's website
Version: 2.10.01.02 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
RT2500 codec card |
Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 | Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 | Yes | Yes | | NVidia GeForce2 MX/MX400 | Version 12.41 | Yes | Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
- Intel chipset utility driver, version 2.90.009.
- Intel's ATA storage driver, version 6.10.
Comments
- Disabled the onboard VGA in the system BIOS.
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits
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For more information, see http://www.gateway.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 April 11th, 2001
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