System compatibility test
Compaq Evo Workstation W4000 DDR

System specifications

CPU Single Socket 478:
Pentium 4 2.2 GHz
Chipset Intel 845
Expansion slots 5 PCI 1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard ADI SoundMax integrated digital audio
Onboard Intel Pro/100 VM network controller
Front Side Bus 400 MHz
Windows XP test results Windows 2000 test results
Windows XP test results

Tested configuration

CPU Single 2.2-GHz Pentium 4
BIOS Compaq version 2.06 
Memory 512-MB DDR
Storage Used primary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1b and Adobe Premiere 6.0
PCI 5 Adaptec 29160N
PCI 4 RT2500 codec card
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 1 Hercules Game Theater XP, version 3.02

Tested AGP display cards

Card Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550Version 5.72.21
10/25/01
YesYes

Additional required software

We installed patches and drivers in the following order:

  1. Microsoft Windows XP Security Patch (Q315000), date: 12/19/01.
  2. Adaptec 29160N driver, version 5.1.2600.0, date: 07/01/01.
    Windows-detected driver.
  3. Onboard Intel Pro/100 VM network controller, version 5.41.22.0, date: 07/20/01.
    Windows-detected driver.
  4. Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1008.

Comments

  • If you experience distorted audio after a DV-1394 capture on Matrox RT2500 with Windows XP, disable your computer's onboard audio.
  • If you experience repeated frames during an analog capture, please download this file and copy it to the system32 folder on your system drive.

*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits

Windows 2000 test results

Tested configuration

CPU Single 2.2-GHz Pentium 4
BIOS Compaq version 2.06 
Memory 512-MB DDR
Storage Used primary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1b and Adobe Premiere 6.0
PCI 5 Adaptec 29160N
PCI 4 RT2500 codec card
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 1

Tested AGP display cards

Card Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550Version 5.72.21
10/25/01
YesYes

Additional required software

We installed patches and drivers in the following order:

  1. Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
  2. Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1008.
  3. Adaptec 29160N driver, version 5.0.2183.1, date: 11/14/99.
    Windows-detected driver.
  4. Onboard ADI SoundMax integrated digital audio, version 5.12.01.3038D, date: 01/11/02 from Compaq's website.
  5. Onboard Intel Pro/100 VM network controller, version 5.41.27.0, date: 07/20/01 from the Compaq CD.

Comments

  • If you experience repeated frames during an analog capture, please download this file and copy it to the system32 folder on your system drive.

*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits

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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