Motherboard compatibility test
AOpen AK73 Pro

AOpen AK73Pro

Motherboard specifications

CPU Single Socket A:
AMD Duron and Athlon 600 MHz - 1 GHz
Chipset VIA Apollo KT133
Expansion slots 5 PCI
1 AGP
Storage I/O Onboard EIDE 33/66/100
Onboard VIA AC'97 audio controller
Front Side Bus 133 MHz


Windows 2000 test results
Tested configuration
CPU  Single 700-MHz AMD Duron
BIOS AMD version: R1.16  date: 09/27/01
Memory 256-MB SDRAM
Storage  Used secondary EIDE connector
Software Matrox Video Tools version 3.1b and Adobe Premiere 6.0

Installed expansion cards
 PCI 5 
 PCI 4 
 PCI 3 
 PCI 2  RT2500 codec card
PCI 1  Netgear FA310TX
Version: 4.54
Date: 10/19/99
Windows-detected drivers

Tested AGP display cards
Card   Driver 16* 32*
Matrox Millennium G550 Version 5.72.21.0
Yes Yes
Asus AGP-V8200   Version 23.11 Yes Yes
ATI Radeon 8500   Version 5.13.01.3276 Yes Yes

Additional required software
We installed patches and drivers in the following order:
1 Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
2 VIA 4-in-1 driver version 4.37v(a).
3 VIA AC'97 audio controller, version 1.20a, date: 07/18/01.


*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 February 7th, 2002


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