System compatibility test
IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6850 (21U)

System specifications

CPU Dual socket 603: Xeon
1.4 GHz - 2.0 GHz
Chipset Intel 860
Expansion slots 3 x 32-bit PCI
2 x 64-bit PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard EIDE
Front Side Bus 400 MHz
Windows 2000 test results

Tested configuration

CPU Dual 1.7-GHz Xeon
BIOS IBM version DAE133A   date: 05/23/2002
Storage 256-MB RDRAM (PC800)
Software DigiUtils 7.0 and Adobe Premiere 6.0
SCSI controller Adaptec 29160
AGP Matrox G450
PCI 5 Adaptec 29160
PCI 4 Matrox MAX
PCI 3 DigiSuite LE
PCI 2
PCI 1
AGP Matrox G450
PCI 5 Adaptec 29160
PCI 4 Matrox MAX
PCI 3 DigiSuite DTV
PCI 2
PCI 1
AGP Matrox G450
PCI 5 Adaptec 29160
PCI 4 Matrox MAX
PCI 3 DigiSuite LX
PCI 2
PCI 1

Additional required software

We installed patches and drivers in the following order:

  1. Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
  2. Ultra ATA driver, version 620.2020, from Intel's website.
  3. Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 320.1008 .

Comments

  • The onboard SCSI is not supported with DigiSuite products. A separate SCSI controller must be inserted into a 32-bit PCI slot.

For more information, see http://www.ibm.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 June June 11th, 2002

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