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Motherboard compatibility test
Tyan Tiger 230

Motherboard specifications

Revision D
CPU Dual Socket 370:
Pentium III 500 MHz -1 GHz
Chipset VIA Apollo Pro 133A
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard EIDE
Front Side Bus 133 MHz


Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Dual 933-MHz Pentium III
BIOS Award version 1.03  date: 01/10/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5  -
 PCI 4  -
 PCI 3  RT2500 codec card
 PCI 2  Sound Blaster 128
PCI 1  Network 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 AGP-V7100 Version: 6.5
Date: 12/04/00
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 32MB SDR 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
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 VIA 4-in-1 driver, version 4.29v.

*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 April 11th, 2001


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