System compatibility test
Compaq Deskpro Workstation AP230
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System specifications
| CPU |
Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 1 GHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 815E |
| Expansion slots |
5 PCI
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE
Intel Pro 100 network controller, version 4.11B
ADI/SoundMax audio controller, version 5.12.01.3019
Onboard VGA |
| Front Side Bus |
133 MHz |
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 1-GHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Compaq version: 2.04 |
| Memory |
256-MB SDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Service Pack 1 (Preview Release 3 or later), and Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 5 |
— |
| PCI 4 |
RT2500 codec card |
| PCI 3 |
— |
| PCI 2 |
— |
| PCI 1 |
— |
Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 |
Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 |
Yes |
Yes |
| NVidia Quadro2 MXR |
Version 1.2.4.1
Date: 5/16/01 |
Yes |
Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
- Intel chipset utility driver, version 2.90.007.
- Intel bus mastering driver, version 6.10.
Comments
- It is recommended that you turn off all the Power Management options for the network adapter in Device Manager.
- Disabled the onboard VGA in the system BIOS.
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits
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For more information, see http://www.compaq.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 April 11th, 2001
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