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Motherboard compatibility test
Intel D815EEA2

Intel D815EEA2

Motherboard specifications

CPU Single Socket 370:
Pentium III 800 MHz - 1.1 GHz
Chipset Intel 815
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard Ultra DMA 33/66/100
Onboard SoundMAX audio controller
Onboard Intel Pro/100 network controller
Front Side Bus 133 MHz


Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 1.1-GHz Celeron II
BIOS Intel version: EA81520A.86A.0028.P15  date: 09/26/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1 and Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5 
 PCI 4 
 PCI 3  RT2500 codec card
 PCI 2 
PCI 1 

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G450 Version 5.72.021
Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 21.83
Date: 10/11/01
Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 5.13.01.3276
Date: 10/15/01
Yes Yes
Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 21.83
Date: 10/11/01
Yes Yes
Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 21.83
Date: 10/11/01
Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
2 Intel's INF chipset driver, version 3.20.1008.
3 Intel ATA storage driver, version V6.10.
4 Onboard SoundMAX audio controller, version 5.12.1.3013
Installed the from the CD that comes with the motherboard.
5 Onboard Intel Pro/100 network controller, version 4.3.25.0
Installed the from the CD that comes with the motherboard.
6 During validation of this motherboard, we encountered random black flashes while playing back certain projects on Matrox RT2500. To avoid this problem, you should download and install the appropriate fix. Please follow the instructions outlined in the associated .txt file.

*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits



For more information, see http://www.intel.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 November 15th, 2001


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