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Motherboard compatibility test
Gigabyte GA-60XM7E

Gigabyte GA-60XM7E

Motherboard specifications

Revision 1.0
CPU Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 500 MHz- 1 Ghz
Chipset Intel 815
Expansion slots 6 PCI  
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard EIDE
Audio controller
Front Side Bus 133 MHz



Windows Me test results




Windows XP test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1-GHz Pentium III
BIOS Award version F7 date: 03/22/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1 with Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 6  —
 PCI 5  RT2500 codec card
 PCI 4  —
 PCI 3  —
 PCI 2  —
PCI 1  Netgear Network Card
Model : FA-310TX
Version: 4.56
Date: 07/01/01

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.72.021
 Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 23.11
Date: N/A		 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 6.13.3276
Date: N/A		 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 8500   Version 6.13.3276
Date: N/A		 Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 21.81
Date: N/A		 Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order: 
1 Intel ATA storage driver, version 6.20.
2 Creative audio PCI, version 5.12.01.4107 from Gigabyte .

*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits


Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1-GHz Pentium III
BIOS Award version 6A69RG0BC-00 date: 01/08/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 6  —
 PCI 5  Netgear Network Card
Model : FA-310TX
Windows-detected drivers were installed
 PCI 4  —
 PCI 3  —
 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
Matrox Millennium G400 Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01		 Yes Yes
3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 64MB   Version 1.04
Date: 09/09/00		 Yes Yes
Asus V7100   Version 6.5
Date: 12/04/00		 Yes Yes
Asus V8200   Version 1.2.1.0
Date: N/A
 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 32MB DDR   Version 5.13.01.3102
Date: 03/07/01
 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 5.13.01.3102
Date: 03/07/01
 Yes Yes
ATI Rage Fury Pro 32MB    Version 5.13.01.192
Date: 04/07/01		 Yes No 
ATI Radeon VE   Version: 5.13.01.3102
Date: 03/07/01		 Yes Yes
Creative Annihilator 2   Version: 6.5
Date: 12/04/00		 Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac Ultra   Version 6.5
Date: 12/04/00		 Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order: 
1 Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.
2 Microsoft Hot Fix Patch, Q260233w2ksp2x86en.exe.
3 Intel chipset utility driver, version 2.80.008.
4 Intel bus mastering driver, version 6.03.008.
5 Gigabyte audio drivers.

*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits


Windows Me test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1-GHz Pentium III
BIOS Award version 6A69RG0BC-00  date: 01/08/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 6  —
 PCI 5  Netgear network card
Model : FA-310TX
Windows-detected drivers were installed
 PCI 4  —
 PCI 3  —
 PCI 2  —
PCI 1  RT2500 codec card

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G450   Version 4.12.01.1750 Yes Yes
Matrox Millennium G400   Version 4.12.01.1750 Yes Yes
3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 64MB   Version 1.04
Date: 09/09/00		 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 32MB   Version 4.13.7075
Date: 03/20/01		 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 4.13.7075
Date: 03/20/01		 Yes Yes
Creative Annihilator 2   Version 4.12.01.0650
Date: 12/04/00		 Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac Ultra   Version 4.12.01.0650
Date: 12/04/00		 Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order: 
1 Intel chipset utility driver, version 2.80.008.
2 Intel bus mastering driver, version 6.03.008.

Comments
• To use a non-Matrox display card on a Windows Me system, you must check your Matrox RT2500's BIOS version, and if needed, download and run the Matrox Flex 3D BIOS updater as explained in the RT2500 utilities and fixes section in the Matrox RT2500 software area.

*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 December 24th, 2001


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