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Testbed Configurations and Software
Motherboards based on the chipsets of Intel 915 series
Testbed #1
- CPU: 3.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, Socket 478)
- Chipset: Intel 865PE
- Motherboard: Albatron
PX865PE Pro, BIOS dated 03/01/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #2
- CPU: 3.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, Socket 478)
- Chipset: Intel 865G
- Motherboard: ASUS P4P800-VM, BIOS 1012.002 dated 03/22/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #3
- CPU: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, LGA775)
- Chipset: Intel 865PE
- Motherboard: ASUS P5P800, BIOS 1001.007 dated 07/08/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #4
- CPU: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, LGA775)
- Chipset: Intel 915G
- Motherboard: ASUS P5GD1-VM, BIOS 1003.001 dated 07/14/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #5
- CPU: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, LGA775)
- Chipset: Intel 915P
- Motherboard: ASUS P5GD1, BIOS 1003.002 dated 06/09/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #6
- CPU: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, LGA775)
- Chipset: Intel 915G
- Motherboard: Albatron
PX915G Pro, BIOS dated 05/26/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #7
- CPU: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, LGA775)
- Chipset: Intel 915P
- Motherboard: Albatron
PX915P Pro, BIOS dated 05/26/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #8
- CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (NewCastle core, 2.2 GHz, Socket 939)
- Chipset: VIA K8T800Pro
- Motherboard: ASUS A8V Deluxe, BIOS 1005.027 dated 06/17/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
Testbed #9
- CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (NewCastle core, 2.2 GHz, Socket 939)
- Chipset: NVIDIA nForce3 250
- Motherboard: Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939, BIOS F2 dated 09/24/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
Testbed #10
- CPU: 3.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott core, Socket 478)
- Chipset: Intel 865PE
- Motherboard: Albatron PX865PE Lite Pro, BIOS dated 02/10/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
- Drivers: Intel Chipset Utility 6.0.1.1002
Testbed #11
- CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (ClawHammer core, 2.2 GHz, Socket 754)
- Chipset: VIA K8T800
- Motherboard: ABIT KV8-MAX3,
BIOS 2.2 dated 06/29/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
Testbed #12
- CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (ClawHammer core, 2.2 GHz, Socket 754)
- Chipset: NVIDIA nForce3 250
- Motherboard: EPOX 8KDA3J, BIOS dated 07/16/2004
- Memory: 2x256 MB Kingmax DDR-466
- Video: ATI Radeon 9800Pro
- HDD: WD Raptor WD360, SATA, 10000 rpm, 36Gb
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