System compatibility test
Dell Dimension 8300




System specifications

CPU Single socket 478
Pentium 4
Chipset Intel 875P
Expansion slots 4 PCI
1 AGP
Storage South Bridge Intel ICH5:
2 x Ultra DMA 100 EIDE
2 x serial ATA
I/OADI SoundMAX integrated
digital audio controller
Intel PRO/100 VE
network controller
Front side Bus 400/533/800 MHz


Test results

Tested configuration
CPU Single Pentium 4 3.0 GHz (Hyper-Threading enabled)
Front Side Bus 800 MHz
BIOS Dell Dimension System BIOS, A05 File Date: 03/01/2004
Memory 512 MB DDR RAM
Storage System drive and CD-ROM drive on primary EIDE channel.
A/V drive on secondary EIDE channel.
Software Matrox X.tools build 6122 and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5

Installed expansion cards
AGP Matrox Parhelia
PCI 1 Matrox RT.X
PCI 2
PCI 3
PCI 4

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Updates, and Driver Updates
2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 5.00.1012, A13 File Date: 5/16/2003
(downloaded from the Dell web site)
3 Onboard Intel PRO/100 VE network controller, version 7.0.26.0, A05 File Date: 4/22/2003
(downloaded from the Dell web site)

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver   16*   32*
Matrox Parhelia Version 1.05.00.107
Date: 09/26/2003
Yes Yes

Tested sound cards
Card   Driver   PCI
Onboard ADI SoundMAX
integrated digital audio controller
Version 5.12.01.3555, A09
Date: 4/29/2003
Onboard


*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 June 22, 2004.

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