System compatibility test
Compaq Professional Workstation AP550
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System specifications
| CPU |
Dual Slot 1:
Pentium III 866 MHz - 1 GHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 840 |
| Expansion slots |
4 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE
Adaptec AIC-7892
Intel Pro 100 network controller
ADI SoundMax audio controller |
| Front Side Bus |
133 MHz |
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Dual 866-MHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Compaq version: 3.01A date: 03/06/01 |
| Memory |
256-MB RDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 4 |
— |
| PCI 3 |
— |
| PCI 2 |
RT2500 codec card |
| PCI 1 |
— |
Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 | Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 | Yes | Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.
- Compaq onboard network controller, version 4.11B, date: 03/26/01.
- Compaq onboard audio controller, version 5.12.01.3006, date: 02/13/01.
Comments
- In the system BIOS, you must set the hard drive and system timeout to never. This option is located under power\timeouts.
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits
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For more information, see http://www.compaq.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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