System compatibility test
Supermicro P4DC6+II
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Motherboard specifications
| CPU |
Dual Socket 603
Xeon |
| Chipset |
Intel 860 |
| Expansion slots |
4 32-bit PCI
2 64-bit PCI |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard Ultra DMA 100/66/33 EIDE controller
Onboard Intel AC '97 audio controller
Onboard Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI controller
Onboard Intel PRO/100+network controller
Onboard USB v2.0 |
| Front Side Bus |
400 MHz |
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Important note
| Windows XP test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Dual Xeon 1.7-GHz |
| BIOS |
Phoenix Award version 1.2C Date: 12/12/2002 |
| Storage |
256 MB RDRAM |
| Software |
DigiUtils 7.1 and Adobe Premiere 6.5 |
| SCSI controller |
Adaptec 39160 |
| AGP |
Matrox G550 |
| PCI 6 |
— |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
— |
| PCI 3 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 2 |
DigiSuite LE |
| PCI 1 |
Adaptec 39160 |
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| AGP |
Matrox G550 |
| PCI 6 |
— |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
— |
| PCI 3 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 2 |
DigiSuite DTV |
| PCI 1 |
Adaptec 39160 |
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| AGP |
Matrox G550 |
| PCI 6 |
— |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
— |
| PCI 3 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 2 |
DigiSuite LX |
| PCI 1 |
Adaptec 39160 |
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Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Updates, and Driver Updates
- Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 5.00.1012 Date: 04/14/2003
- Matrox Millenium G550 Version 5.88.61.0 Date: 02/25/2003
Comments
- Reading or writing files on IDE drives is not supported with DigiUtils and associated software.
- The onboard SCSI is not supported with DigiSuite MAX. You must install a separate SCSI controller in a free 32-bit PCI slot.
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For more information, see http://www.supermicro.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 August 14th 2003
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