System compatibility test
Compaq Deskpro Workstation 300
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System specifications
| CPU |
Single Socket 423:
Pentium 4 1.4 - 1.7 GHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 850 |
| Expansion slots |
5 PCI 1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE Ultra ATA 100
Creative Audio PCI 128 |
| Front Side Bus |
400 MHz |
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Single 1.7-GHz Pentium 4 |
| BIOS |
Compaq version 1.10 date: 05/01/01 |
| Memory |
256-MB RDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Service Pack 1, and Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 5 |
Intel Pro/100+ network controller, version 5.0.67.0 from Compaq's website. |
| PCI 4 |
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| PCI 3 |
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| PCI 2 |
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| PCI 1 |
RT2500 codec card |
Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 | Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 | Yes | Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
- Intel's Chipset Software Installation Utility, version 3.20.1005.
- Intel's Bus Master driver, version 6.10.
- Onboard Creative Audio PCI 128, version 5.12.01.4043 from Compaq's website.
Comments
- Validated with the pre-installed Windows 2000. For the system to perform reliably, we recommend that you uninstall the following software using Add/Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel: -SysTray Easy Access.
-Logitech MouseWare
-Compaq EAB
- All power saving Timeouts were set to Never in the system BIOS>Power>Timeouts menu.
*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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