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Motherboard compatibility test
AOpen AX4B Pro

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Motherboard specifications

Revision 1.02
CPU Single Socket 478:
Pentium 4 1.3 - 2.4 GHz
Chipset Intel 845
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard Ultra DMA 100
Onboard AC'97 audio controller
Front Side Bus 400 MHz


Windows 2000 test results

Windows XP test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4
BIOS Intel version: R1.03  date: 12/24/01
Memory 256-MB DDR
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools version 3.1b and Adobe Premiere 6.0 with 6.01 Update

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5  -
 PCI 4  -
 PCI 3  -
 PCI 2  RT2500 codec card
PCI 1  Netgear network card
Model: FA310TX
Version: 4.56.160
Date: 07/01/01

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.71.014 Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 23.11
Date: 11/29/01		 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 8500   Version 6.13.3276
Date: 10/15/01		 Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 23.11
Date: 11/29/01		 Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 23.11
Date: 11/29/01		 Yes Yes
Asus V8170 DDR Version 2.8.3.2
Date: 04/26/02		 Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1008.
2 Intel ATA storage driver, version 6.20.


*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits


Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4
BIOS Intel version: 1.02  date: 10/17/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools version 3.1b and Adobe Premiere 6.0 with 6.01 Update

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5  -
 PCI 4  -
 PCI 3  -
 PCI 2  RT2500 codec card
PCI 1  Netgear LNE 100 TX fast ethernet adapter
Version: 4.54
Date: 10/09/99

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.71.014
 Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 21.83 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 5.13.01.3276
Date: 11/15/01		 Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 21.83 Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 21.81 Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 4500   Version 9.015 Yes Yes
Asus V8170 DDR Version 2.8.3.2
Date: 04/26/02 		Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1008.
3 AC'97 audio controller, version: 5.10.0.3530
Windows-detected driver


*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 May 7 2002.


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