System compatibility test
Dell Dimension 8300
 |
System
specifications
| CPU |
Single socket 478
Pentium 4 |
| Chipset |
Intel 875P |
| Expansion
slots |
4 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard Ultra ATA 100 EIDE controller
Onboard ADI SoundMAX integrated
digital audio controller
Onboard Intel PRO/100 VE network controller |
| Front side
Bus |
400/533/800 MHz |
|
Test results
|
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single Pentium 4 2.6 GHz (Hyper-Threading enabled) |
| Front Side Bus | 800 MHz |
| BIOS |
Dell Precision System BIOS, version A02 Date: 08/07/2003 |
| Memory |
512 MB RAM |
| Storage |
System drive and CD-ROM drive on primary EIDE channel.
A/V drive on secondary EIDE channel. |
| Software |
Matrox X.tools build 5078 and Adobe
Premiere Pro |
| Installed expansion
cards |
| AGP |
Matrox Parhelia |
| PCI
1 |
Matrox RT.X |
| PCI
2 |
— |
| 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 5.00.1012 Date: 04/14/2003 |
| 3 | Onboard Intel PRO/100 VE network controller, version 7.0.26.0 Date: 03/04/2003
Windows detected driver was installed. | | 4 | Onboard ADI SoundMAX integrated digital audio controller, version 5.12.1.3555 Date: 02/28/2003. Windows-detected driver was installed. | | 5 | Matrox PCI Optimizer |
Comments| • | Pre-configured Windows XP operating system from Dell was installed. |
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits |
For more information, see
http://www.dell.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 January 23,2004.
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