Motherboard compatibility test
AOpen AX45-8X Max




Motherboard specifications

CPU Single socket 478
Pentium 4
Chipset SiS 648
Expansion slots 6 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
EIDE controller
Onboard Realtek AC'97
audio controller
Onboard Realtek RTL8139/810X
network controller
Onboard USB v2.0
Front side Bus 533 MHz


Important note
This motherboard 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 Single Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
BIOS Phoenix version R1.05 Date: 02/21/2003
Memory 512 MB DDR RAM
Storage System drive and export drive on primary EIDE channel.
A/V drive and CD-ROM drive on secondary EIDE channel.
Software Matrox X.tools build 4263 and Adobe Premiere 6.5

Installed expansion cards
AGP Matrox Parhelia
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5
PCI 6Matrox RT.X

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
2AGP driver, version R1.12 Date: 09/30/2002
(downloaded from the AOpen web site)
3USB 2.0 driver, version R1.01 Date: 11/25/2002
(downloaded from the AOpen web site)
4Onboard Realtek RTL8139/810X network controller, version 5.396.530.2001
Date: 07/01/2001 Windows detected driver was installed.

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver   16*   32*
Matrox Parhelia Version 1.04.00.078
Date: 04/16/2003
Yes Yes

Tested sound cards
Card   Driver   PCI
Onboard Realtek AC'97 audio controller Version R3.29
Date: 10/04/2002
Onboard


*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 June 16, 2003.

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