System compatibility test
IBM IntelliStation E Pro 6846 Series
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System specifications
| CPU |
Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 1 GHz |
| Chipset |
VIA Apollo Pro 133A |
| Expansion slots |
5 PCI 1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE
VIA AC'97 audio controller
Intel 82559 Fast ethernet network controller |
| Front Side Bus |
133 MHz |
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 1-GHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
IBM version EXE128A date: 12/27/00 |
| Memory |
256-MB SDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 5 |
Adaptec 29160 Ultra 160 SCSI controller:
Version: 5.0.2183
Used the Windows-detected driver |
| PCI 4 |
— |
| PCI 3 |
— |
| PCI 2 |
RT2500 codec card |
| PCI 1 |
— |
Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 |
Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 |
Yes |
Yes |
| GeForce 2 MX |
Version 6.5.0.0
Date: 12/04/00 |
Yes |
Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.
- Microsoft Hot Fix Patch, Q260233w2ksp2x86en.exe.
- VIA Core Chipset driver , QL3Z17US, version 4.05, date: 12/04/00, from IBM's web site.
- VIA INF Update Utility driver, QL5Z01US, version 1.02, date: 11/08/00, from IBM's web site.
- IBM onboard audio driver, DB1Z01US, version 5.12.1.3111, date: 08/01/00.
- IBM onboard network driver, Q37Z21US, version 3.8.3, date: 11/02/00.
*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits
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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 April 11th, 2001
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