System compatibility test
Tyan Thunder i860 (S2603)
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Motherboard specifications
| CPU |
Dual Xeon Socket 603:
1.2 + GHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 860 |
| Expansion slots |
3 x 32-bit PCI
2 x 64-bit PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard ATA 100
Onboard SCSI LSI Symbios Ultra 160
Onboard SoundMAX2, AC'97 audio
Onboard Intel 10/100 network |
| Front Side Bus |
400 MHz |
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Important note
| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Dual 1.7-GHz Xeon |
| BIOS |
Phoenix version 2603v102.001 date: 10/25/01 |
| Storage |
256-MB RDRAM |
| Software |
DigiUtils 7.0 and Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| SCSI controller |
Adaptec 29160 |
| AGP |
Matrox G550 |
| PCI 5 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 4 |
DigiSuite LE |
| PCI 3 |
Adaptec 29160 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
— |
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| AGP |
Matrox G550 |
| PCI 5 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 4 |
DigiSuite DTV |
| PCI 3 |
Adaptec 29160 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
— |
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| AGP |
Matrox G550 |
| PCI 5 |
Matrox MAX |
| PCI 4 |
DigiSuite LX |
| PCI 3 |
Adaptec 29160 |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
— |
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Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
- Intel's INF chipset driver, version 3.20.08.
- Intel's application accelerator, version 1.12.
Comments
- The onboard SCSI is not supported with DigiSuite products. A separate SCSI controller must be inserted into a 32-bit PCI slot.
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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 March 11th 2002
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