System compatibility test
Dell Dimension 4100
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System specifications
| CPU |
Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 866 MHz - 1 GHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 815E |
| Expansion slots |
5 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE |
| Front Side Bus |
133 MHz |
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 866-MHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Dell version A06 |
| Memory |
256-MB SDRAM |
| Storage |
Used the secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| AGP |
Millennium Flex 3D |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
RT2000 codec card |
| PCI 3 |
Netgear network card
Model : FA310TX
Version: 4.54.16.0
Date: 10/19/99 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
Sound Blaster 128 CT5807
Version : 5.0.2184.1
Date : 10/18/99 |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.
- Intel 800 Series Integrated Chipset, version A04, from Dell's website.
- Intel Ultra ATA controller driver, version A05, from Dell's website.
- Microsoft Hot Fix Patch, Q260233w2ksp2x86en.exe.
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| Windows Me test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 866-MHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Dell version A06 |
| Memory |
256-MB SDRAM |
| Storage |
Used the secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| AGP |
Millennium Flex 3D |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
RT2000 codec card |
| PCI 3 |
Netgear network card
Model : FA310TX
Version: 4.90.3000
Date: 06/08/00 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
Sound Blaster 128 CT5807
Version: 4.90.2490.1
Date: 06/08/00 |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Intel Ultra ATA controller driver, version A05, from Dell's website.
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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 April 11th, 2001
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