System compatibility test
HP workstation xw6000
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System specifications
| CPU |
Dual socket 604
Xeon |
| Chipset |
Intel E7505 |
| Expansion slots |
4 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard Ultra DMA 100/66/33
EIDE controller
Onboard Adaptec AIC-7902
SCSI controller
Onboard SoundMAX 3 audio controller
Onboard Broadcom NetXtreme
10/100/1000 network controller
Onboard USB v2.0 |
| Front side Bus |
533 MHz |
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Important note
This system has been tested with Windows XP Professional only. Although we expect results to be the same with Windows 2000, we cannot guarantee your results. Please note that Windows 98 and Windows Me are not supported with Matrox RT.X. |
Windows XP test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Dual Pentium 4 Xeon 2.8 GHz (Hyper-Threading enabled) |
| BIOS |
HP version 1.09 |
| Memory |
1 GB DDR RAM |
| Storage |
System drive on primary EIDE channel. The A/V drive was connected to the onboard SCSI controller. |
| Software |
Matrox X.tools build 4263 and Adobe Premiere 6.5 |
| Installed expansion cards |
| AGP |
Matrox Parhelia |
| PCI
1 |
— |
| PCI
2 |
Matrox RT.X |
| PCI
3 |
— |
| PCI
4 |
— |
| Additional required software |
| We installed patches and drivers in the following order: |
| 1 |
Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Updates, and Driver Updates |
| 2 | Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 4.30.1006 Date: 01/14/2003 |
| 3 | Onboard ADI SoundMAX integrated digital audio controller, version 5.12.3513 Rev. A, Date: 01/09/2003
(downloaded from the HP web site) |
| 4 | Onboard Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 network controller, version 5.5.13 Date: 12/05/2002 (downloaded from HP web site) |
| 5 | Onboard Adaptec AIC-7902 SCSI controller, version 1.00 Date: 12/04/2002 (downloaded from HP web site) |
| 6 | Onboard USB v2.0 driver, version 4.08 Rev. B, Date: 12/12/2002 (downloaded from HP web site) |
| Comments |
| • |
The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card is not compatible for use with Matrox RT.X on this system. |
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits |
For more information, see
http://www.hp.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 June 20, 2003.
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