TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook Configuration Cookbook Updated 8/30/01
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 General Information ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Related Documents ..........................................................................................................
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 8.4 SCSI Cables and Terminators .......................................................................................................... 37 8.5 Certified Disk Arrays ......................................................................................................................... 37 8.5.1 Rorke Data MaxArray LVD ........................................................................................................ 37 8.5.2 BellStor FORTRA 4-Bay 72GB JBOD..........
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction There are a lot of talented computer techies in the non-linear editing industry, and for them, Jacques Pepin (popular chef extraordinaire) summed it up nicely: "For people like us who love to cook, it is easier, more fun, more exciting, and more rewarding to cook without any recipes." We hope they never waver their quest for the perfect NLE, and we actually stand to learn quite a lot from them.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 2 Certified Workstations and Motherboards 2.1 What Does Certified Mean? A computer workstation or peripheral that has been certified by Pinnacle Systems means that the certified equipment meets or exceeds our requirements for a particular product, and that the same model(s) from this manufacturer will perform at a predictable level of compliance.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook RGB. This is uncompressed D1(4:4:4:4) quality with no sacrifice in chroma bandwidth. Disk usage is about 144 GB/hour, or data rate of 40 MBps per stream. This is only useful if clips are imported directly into Adobe After Effects or other compositing desktop applications that work with this format. 2.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 3 System Considerations 3.1 Which PCI Chipset is Best? The i840 is the recommended chipset for high performance TARGA 3000 systems since it offers full support for 64 bit PCI. In addition the Serverworks LE chipset has been certified, although it has the disadvantage that only PCI graphics cards can be used with this chipset. There are problems performing DMA transfers to AGP with the serverworks chipset, and so overlay cannot work in such configurations.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook IRQ 6 - Floppy Drive IRQ 7 - LPT1 IRQ 14 - Primary IDE Interface IRQ 15 - Secondary IDE Interface BIOS Tip: TARGA must not share an interrupt assignment with another device in the system, and TARGA should be assigned an interrupt of 9, 10 or 11. 3.4 How Much RAM is Necessary? TARGA 3000 will barely function with a minimum 128MB of system memory but performance increases dramatically when more RAM is added.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 3.8 Virtual Memory Virtual memory should be fixed in size and should neither be smaller nor more than 25MB larger than the physical memory in the machine. Furthermore the virtual memory should be set up on a partition other than the operating system and applications (pagefile.sys). This prevents excessive fragmentation of the disk which impacts performance. Virtual memory should not be put on the video drive for the same reason.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4 Certified Workstations 4.1 IBM Intellistation Zpro model 6866-xxU IBM Product Information Specifications and Features 64-bit PCI solution from IBM. Base unit for the TARGA 3000 Ready-to-Edit solution Architecture: Form factor Mini tower (7x9) Orientations allowed Vertical Slots x bays total (free) 7(6) x 9(6) Expansion bus type PCI Tested Configuration - BIOS version PFKT 32.
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TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.2 IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6868-xxU IBM Product Information Specifications and Features 32-bit PCI solution from IBM. Architecture: Form factor Mini tower (6x7) Orientations allowed Vertical Slots x bays total (free) 6(4) x 7(4) Expansion bus type PCI Tested Configuration - BIOS version PLKT 33.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.3 IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6889-xxU IBM Product Information Specifications and Features Intel 440BX 32-bit PCI solution from IBM. This is only available as an OEM solution. . Intel Pentium II or Pentium III (550MHz 100MHz FSB maximum) microprocessor with MMX technology . Support for up to 1024 MB (1 GB) of system memory (SDRAM) . 512 KB L2 cache memory integrated into microprocessor . PCI, ISA, and AGP buses . Busmaster Ultra DMA-33 IDE controller .
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.4 Required BIOS Changes for IBM Intellistation: MPro model 6889-xxU MPro model 6868-xxU ZPro model 6866-xxU Scope: This document outlines the required changes to system BIOS to allow TARGA 3000 rev. 1.0 to operate properly. If necessary, consult IBM Intellistation system documentation for more information. 1. Boot system. At the IBM logo screen, press [F1] to enter setup. If the system boots to NT, shutdown and power cycle to repeat.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.5 Compaq SP750 Professional Workstation Compaq Product Information Compaq's top workstation, based on dual Pentium Xeon and i840 chipset (64-bit PCI) technology Tested Configuration - BIOS version 02.13 - Two Pentium III Xeon 866MHz "Coppermine" 133 MHz FSB - 512 MB RDRAM 133 MHz - Matrox Millenium G400 Single and Dual Head 32MB display adapter + [also tested with 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 display adapter] + Adaptec 29160 or 39160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.6 Dell Precision Workstation 620 Dell Product Information Specifications Tested Configuration Chipset - Intel 840 Bus frequency - 133 FSB Form factor - ATX Power supply - 410W PCI/AGP slot count and type - one AGP 4X Pro, two 64bit/66MHz. PCI, three 32bit/33MHz. PCI with one slot being a combination 32bit 33MHz.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.7 HP Kayak XU800 Workstation HP product information Specifications Tested Configuration Chipset - Intel 840 CPU configuration - dual processor SECC2 Bus frequency - 133MHz. FSB Form factor - Extended ATX Power supply - 300W PCI/AGP slot count and type - one AGP Pro 4X 50W, two 64bit/66MHz. PCI and three 32bit/33MHz.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.8 Silicon Graphics 550 Workstation SGI Product Information Specification Tested Configuration Chipset - Intel 840 Bus frequency - 133 FSB Form factor - ATX Power supply - 450W PCI/AGP slot count and type - one AGP 4X Pro, two 64bit/33MHz. PCI and three 32bit/33MHz.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.9 HP Workstation X4000 HP Workstation X4000 HP Workstation X4000 Homepage PERFORMANCE RATING: 3 streams YUV TESTED CONFIGURATION: +2 x 1.7GHz Intel Xeon Processors +1 GB PC800 RDRAM Rambus Memory +Integrated LSI Logic 53C1010 Dual Channel SCSI 160 Controller +Nvidia Quadro 2 Pro AGP video adapter with 64MB +Adaptec AHA-39160 Dual Channel SCSI 160 Controller with firmware number 2.57.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.10 Compaq Evo Workstation W8000 Certification Testing - tested with CODI 2.0B4 release and TARGA 3000 v1.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5 Certified Motherboards 5.1 Intel SE440BX-2 "Seattle" Motherboard Seattle Product Site Specifications and Features Note: Intel 440BX chipset 32-bit PCI solution The SE440BX-2 motherboard has the following features: Tested Configuration - ATX form factor of 12 x 7.75 inches - BIOS version 4S4EB2X0.86A.0023.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.2 Supermicro P6DBE 440BX motherboard Supermicro P6DBE site Specifications and Features Tested Configuration The SUPER P6DBE, running at a bus speed of 100 MHz, supports dual Pentium III/II 233 ~ 700 MHz processors. The P6DBE is based on Intel's 440BX chipset, which enables AGP, 100 MHz SDRAM, concurrent PCI, Ultra DMA with a 33 MB/s burst data transfer rate and Wake-on-Lan. - BIOS version 4060 release 3.0 - Board version 3.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.3 Supermicro S370DL3 Supermicro S370DL3 site Specifications and Features Tested Configuration Form Factor - ATX with PC99 color-coded doubledeck I/O- Size: 12" x 10.25" (W x H) Processor Support - Dual or single Intel 370-pin Pentium III FCPGA 600-933 MHz processors Chipset - ServerWorks ServerSet III LE Chipset. Front Side Bus (FSB) 133 /100 MHz Memory - Four 3.3 volt, 168-pin registered DIMM sockets (PC100 or PC133).
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.4 Tyan S1867 Thunder 2500 http://www.tyan.com Motherboard Specifications and Features Tested Configuration Processor Information · Dual Intel Slot 1 · Pentium III 450 - 933 MHz · Two on-board VRMs (VRM 8.4 spec) · Front Side Bus Support for 100 / 133 Mhz - BIOS version dated 04/14/00 - Board version 2.1 Ultra2 SCSI (version 2.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.5 IWILL DCA200N IWILL DCA 200N site Specifications and Features Tested Configuration Performance of DCA200 supporting dual 800 MHz Intel(R) Pentium(TM) III Xeon(TM) processors Chipset - Intel(R) 840 AGPset, Supports 133MHz / 100MHz FSB Windbond(R) 83627-HF I/O set Bus Frequency- "Bye-Bye Jumper(TM)", Iwill Smart Setting.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.6 SUPERMICRO 370SSR SUPERMICRO 370SSR 370SSR HOMPAGE PERFORMANCE RATING: 2 streams YUV uncompressed TESTED CONFIGURATION: +Pentium III 933MHz 133 Mhz FSB +256 MB PC133 SDRAM +Matrox G400 32MB AGP VGA +Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.7 INTEL 815DEEA(L) INTEL 815DEEA(L) 815DEEA(L) HOMEPAGE PERFORMANCE RATING: 2 streams YUV uncompressed TESTED CONFIGURATION: +Pentium III 933MHz 133 Mhz FSB +256 MB PC133 SDRAM +ATI RAGE 128 32MB AGP VGA +Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.8 INTEL D850GB INTEL D850GB D850GB HOMEPAGE PERFORMANCE RATING: 2 streams YUV uncompressed TESTED CONFIGURATION: +Pentium 4 1.5 400 Mhz FSB +512 MB PC800 RAMBUS RDRAM +ATI RAGE 128 32MB AGP VGA +Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.0 +Adaptec 39160 Dual Channel SCSI host adapter +Qlogic Dual Channel SCSI QLA12160 Host Adapter +IWILL DU3160 Dual Channel SCSI Host Adapter(Dual Channel external connection requires an additional internal to external adapter cable.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.9 SUPERMICRO PIIIDR3 SUPERMICRO PIIIDR3 PIIIDR3 HOMEPAGE PERFORMANCE RATING: 3 streams YUV uncompressed TESTED CONFIGURATION: +Two Pentium III 733MHz 133 Mhz FSB +512 MB PC800 RAMBUS RDRAM +Matrox G400 32MB AGP VGA +Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.10 TYAN THUNDER i840 (S2520) THUNDER i840 (S2520) THUNDER i840 HOMEPAGE PERFORMANCE RATING: 3 streams YUV uncompressed TESTED CONFIGURATION: +Dual PIII 1GHz 133 Mhz FSB +512 MB PC800 RDRAM +Matrox G400 32MB AGP VGA +Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.11 TYAN THUNDER K7 (S2462) THUNDER K7 (S2462) THUNDER K7 HOMEPAGE PERFORMANCE RATING: 3 streams YUV uncompressed TESTED CONFIGURATION: +Dual Athlon 1.2GHz 266 Mhz FSB +256 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM +Matrox G400 32MB AGP VGA +Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter BIOS v2.55.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.12 Supermicro Super SSA370 FCPGA motherboard Certification Testing – tested with CODI 2.0B3 release and 1.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 5.13 TESTED BUT NON-CERTIFIED MOTHERBOARDS The following list contains motherboards that are tested either by Pinnacle Systems certification or it’s partners and appear to be compatible with TARGA 3000. However these systems are not necessarily in house at Pinnacle and no guarantee of support can be made. BRAND MODEL INTEL INTEL INTEL INTEL INTEL S.MICRO S.MICRO CA810E D815EEA2 D815EPEA2 D820LP VC820 P3TSSA 370DE6 S.MICRO S.MICRO G.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 6 TARGA 3000 Technical Advisories 6.1 PCILOCK Boot Option THIS ADVISORY APPLIES TO ALL CERTIFIED WORKSTATIONS WORKING UNDER NT4 Summary: Adding /PCILOCK switch to BOOT.INI allows Adobe Premiere to launch properly. Note that this is required for Windows NT but should not be used under Windows 2000. Procedure: 1. Log onto NT with administrative priveleges 2. Locate BOOT.INI. Create a copy in another location for backup 3. Disable Read-Only file attribute 4.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 7 Certified Display Adapters The following list contains VGA adapters that are tested with a Targa 3000 workstation and are proven to be compatible with T3K and Adobe Premiere 5.1c and 6.0. Compatibility with Windows NT 4.0 and/or Windows 2000 Professional are noted.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 8 Disk Arrays 8.1 Image Quality and Data Rates Preserving image quality is probably the most important feature TARGA 3000. By processing all video in uncompressed mode, there is no loss of visual information. If that weren't enough, the 3000 can capture and process RGB (4:4:4:4), creating video streams over 40 MBps in bandwidth, which can in this case exceed 144 MBps during real-time transitions.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook SCSI Ultra3 transfers up to 160 MBps (from controller cache to drive cache), with a 16-bit wide data path. Also referred to as "160m", "SCSI-3 LVD or Low-Voltage Differential". These are often available in 64-bit PCI bus slot configurations, which allows over 264 MBps transfer rates over the 64-bit portion of the PCI bus. Like the Ultra2 controllers, these are available in dual channel models, increasing throughput capacity.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 160 MB/sec bus speed Split-Bus (8 bay only) Capacity: MaxArray configurations range from 18GB through 576GB. Enclosure: SCA Backplane technology in 4 Bay Tower, 8 Bay Tower, and 8 Bay Rack configurations. All-metal enclosure for maximum heat-dissipation. Locking front door for added security. Hot-swappable canisters. 4 Bay - 150W removable power supplies and removable, ball-bearing fan. 8 Bay - Qty (2) 300W hot-swappable power supplies and (2) removable, ball-bearing fans.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook Unit Weight: 19.7 lbs. 9.0 kg Height: 11-1/2" (292mm) Width: 7-3/4" (197mm) Depth: 12-1/2" (318mm) 8.6 Certified Hard Drives (JBOD applications) The following list of drives have been tested by Pinnacle Systems Certification process and are proven to perform well with Targa 3000 under Premiere 5.1c and 6.0 environment.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 8.9 Defragmentation File fragmentation cannot be avoided. When files are written, deleted, and re-written to a disk drive, the drive is writing the data in the form of blocks as defined by the file system allocation size. If there is not enough contiguous space on the disk to accommodate the file, the file system breaks up the file into pieces, writing as many contiguous blocks as it can in one spot then jumping to another location on the disk to complete the write.
