System compatibility test
IBM Intellistation M Pro 6230-36U




System specifications

CPU Single socket 478
Pentium 4
Chipset Intel 875P
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage South Bridge Intel ICH5:
2 x Ultra DMA 100 EIDE
2 x serial ATA
I/O Intel PRO/1000 CT network controller
Realtek AC'97 audio controller
USB v2.0
Front side Bus 400/533/800 MHz


Test results

Tested configuration
CPU Single Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (Hyper-Threading Enabled)
Front Side Bus 800 MHz
BIOS IBM version 1.17-T6E117A Date: 05/17/2004
Memory 1024 MB DDR RAM
Storage System drive and export drive on primary EIDE channel.
A/V drive and CD-ROM drive on secondary EIDE channel.
Software Matrox X.tools build 6122 and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5

Installed expansion cards
AGP Matrox Parhelia
PCI 1
PCI 2 Matrox RT.X
PCI 3
PCI 4
PCI 5

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Updates, and Driver Updates
2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 5.01.1015 Date: 09/02/2003
(downloaded from the IBM web site)
3 Onboard Intel PRO/1000 CT network controller, version 8.14 Date: 09/02/2003
(downloaded from the IBM web site)

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver   16*   32*
Matrox Parhelia Version 1.05.00.107
Date: 09/26/2003
Yes Yes
ASUS V9570/TD
(NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700)
Version 56.72
Date: 04/01/2004
Yes Yes

Tested sound cards
Card   Driver   PCI
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Version 5.12.1.443
Date: 2/23/2004
4
Onboard Realtek AC'97 audio
controller
Version 5.19
Date: 08/28/2003
Onboard


*16 and 32 refer to color depth in bits

Comments
Note: Unless otherwise specified, validation testing is performed using the system/motherboard default settings.

Although this system has been validated with a display card that is different than the one installed by the manufacturer, we recommend that you keep the original display card that came with your system, as the manufacturer may require the original system configuration to provide technical support.



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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 June 22, 2004.

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