Motherboard compatibility test
Intel D845WN

Motherboard specifications CPU Single Socket 478: Pentium 4 1.7 - 2.0 GHz Chipset Intel 845 Expansion slots 6 PCI 1 AGP Storage I/O Onboard Ultra DMA 100/66 AC'97 audio controller Intel 8256ET 10/100 network controller Front Side Bus 400 MHz

Windows 2000 test results

Windows XP test results Tested configuration CPU  Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4 BIOS AMI  version: P04 date: 07/30/01 Memory 256-MB SDRAM Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1 and Adobe Premiere 6.0 Installed expansion cards  PCI 6  RT2500 codec card  PCI 5  —  PCI 4  —  PCI 3  —  PCI 2  — PCI 1  — Tested AGP display cards Card   Driver 16* 32* Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.71.014 Yes Yes Asus AGP-V8200   Version 12.41 Yes Yes ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 5.13.01.3102 Date: 03/07/01 Yes Yes Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 5.13.01.2181 Date: 10/26/01 Yes Yes Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 21.81 Yes Yes Additional required software We installed patches and drivers in the following order: 1 Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version V3.20.10.08. 2 Intel 8256ET 10/100 network controller, version 5.41.22.0, date: 07/01/01. Windows-detected driver was installed. 3 AC'97 audio controller, version 5.1.2535.0, d Date: 07/01/01 Windows-detected driver was installed. Comments • Under Device Manager\Network Adapters, we recommend to disable the 1394 Net Adapter # 3. *16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits Windows 2000 test results Tested configuration CPU  Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4 BIOS AMI  version: P04 date: 07/30/01 Memory 256-MB SDRAM Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector Software Matrox Video Tools 3.1 and Adobe Premiere 6.0 Installed expansion cards  PCI 6  —  PCI 5  RT2500 codec card  PCI 4  —  PCI 3  —  PCI 2  — PCI 1  Hercules Game Theater XP, version 5.12.1.4025. Drivers were installed from the CD that comes with the sound card. Tested AGP display cards Card   Driver 16* 32* Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.71.014 Yes Yes Asus AGP-V8200   Version 12.41 Yes Yes ATI Radeon 64MB Vivo   Version 5.13.01.3102 Date: 03/07/01 Yes Yes Elsa Gladiac 920   Version 5.13.01.2181 Date: 10/26/01 Yes Yes Hercules 3D Prophet 3   Version 21.81 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 Chipset Software Installation Utility, version V3.20.10.08. 3 Intel ATA storage driver, version V6.10. 4 Intel 8256ET 10/100 network, version 4.3.25.0, date: 08/01/00. Windows-detected driver was installed. 5 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. Comments • The onboard AC'97 audio controller was disabled in the BIOS. *16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits

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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 December 24th, 2001 List of validated motherboards