System compatibility test
Dell Precision 420
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System specifications
| CPU |
Dual Slot 1:
Pentium III 600 - 933 MHz |
| Chipset |
Intel 840 |
| Expansion slots |
5 PCI
(1 PCI Raid)
1 AGP |
| Storage I/O |
Onboard EIDE
Adaptec Ultra 160 SCSI controller
Audio controller (Crystal Sound Fusion)
3Com 3C920 Fast etherlink |
| Front Side Bus |
133 MHz |
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| Windows 2000 test results |
Tested configuration
| CPU |
Dual 600-MHz Pentium III |
| BIOS |
Dell version A07 date: 01/15/01 |
| Memory |
256-MB RDRAM |
| Storage |
Used secondary EIDE connector |
| Software |
Matrox Video Tools 3.0 with Adobe Premiere 6.0 |
| PCI 5 |
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| PCI 4 |
|
| PCI 3 |
|
| PCI 2 |
RT2500 codec card |
| PCI 1 |
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Tested AGP display cards
| Card |
Driver |
16* |
32* |
| Matrox Millennium G450 |
Version 5.12.01.1250
Date: 02/28/01 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Matrox Millennium G400 |
Version 5.12.01.1250 |
Yes |
Yes |
Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
- Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.
*16 and 32 refero to colr depth in bits
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For more information, see http://www.dell.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, 20012001
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