Incompatible hardware list ........................7 System Considerations ..........................8 Which PCI Chipset is Best? ......................... 8 What BIOS Will Work? ......................... 8 TARGA 3000, IRQs & DMA ........................ 8 How Much RAM is Necessary?......................9 Overclocking............................9 Operating System..........................9 Processors ............................
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Defragmentation..........................63 7.10 EIDE and Ultra/DMA-66, 100 Drives ..................... 63 Addendum..............................63 TARGA 3108 Update ......................... 63 8.1.1 How do I determine which revision of TARGA card that I have? ..........63 Additional TARGA 3000 Cookbook Updates ..................64 11/25/2002...
"cookbook" provides information which will help the computer technician understand how to tailor a system around the TARGA 3000 family of products. For those who would rather edit than cook computers, Pinnacle Systems Certified or Recommended Workstations are listed here.
10 Mbits/sec (1.2 MBps., offline quality) and 50 Mbits/sec (6.25 MBps., online quality) per stream. The MPEG2 codec in TARGA 3000 is I-frame only, and can be edited with frame accuracy. If image quality and disk usage are important, MPEG2 is recommended.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook YUV. This is uncompressed D1(4:2:2) quality. Disk usage is high, about 72 GB/hour, and the data rate is about 20 MBps per stream. Recommended for high quality or multi-layer work and compositing. RGBA. 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.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 2.6 Incompatible hardware list This is a list of systems and components found incompatible with TARGA 3000. This list will periodically change. Asus P2B-DS Asus P3B-F Asus P3V4X DFI P2XBL/S Gigabyte GA-6BXC Gigabyte BX-2000 Microstar MS-6199...
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 chipsets have been certified, although they have the disadvantage that only PCI graphics cards can be used with this chipset.
TARGA 3K v1.5.1 drivers. T3K v1.5.1 does not support the Windows XP Home version. Use Windows NT Service Pack 5/ Windows 2000 SP 2 or newer for TARGA 3000. If issues arise because of a service pack update, we will issue a public statement via our web site at www.pinnaclesys.com.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook TARGA 3000 is fully compatible with Intel processors that employ SIMD technology. However, TARGA 3000 does not currently take advantage of the SIMD instruction set. AMD Athlon processors : These processors are fully x86 compliant so they should present no compatibility problems to TARGA 3000.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 3.11 Slot Assignments Slot assignments in this document are extremely important to follow. The Pinnacle Hardware Certification team tests all slots and decides on the best option for your card configuration. Typically, this document describes and counts the slot order by starting with the AGP slot (closest to the PC fan), and counting upwards from lowest to highest (ex.
RAM slots available 2 RIMM PCI 4: empty PCI 3: empty Expansion options: PCI 64 2: TARGA 3000 Slots total (free) and type 1(0) AGP fullsize, 6(6) PCI PCI 64 1: empty fullsize 3.5 inch bays - accessible (free) and height 1(0) SL Note: PCI 6 is next to AGP port 3.5 inch bays - not accessible (free) and height 6(5)
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 3.13 IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6868-xxU IBM Product Information Specifications and Features 32-bit PCI solution from IBM. Architecture: Form factor Mini tower (6x7) Tested Configuration Orientations allowed Vertical Slots x bays total (free) 6(4) x 7(4) - BIOS version PLKT 33.0 dated 05/18/00...
2. PCI slot 1 is designed for an Adaptec RAID controller, and will not accomodate TARGA 3000 or 64-bit SCSI host adapter boards. 3. Do not install TARGA 3000 or Adaptec SCSI adapter in PCI slot 3. Data transfer performance is sub-optimal.
MPro model 6868-xxU ZPro model 6866-xxU Scope: This document outlines the required changes to system BIOS to allow TARGA 3000 rev. 1.X 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.
Ultra160m SCSI host adapter installed in PCI 64 slot - Rack-mountable via optional conversion kit 2, with TARGA 3000 in PCI 64 slot 1. Compaq's - Protected by Compaq Services, including a three- onboard Ultra160m SCSI controller may be used for...
Slot placement of plug-in PCI peripherals - Adaptec speaker-out), One VESA feature connector for VGA 39160 in PCI slot 3(64-bit), TARGA 3000 in PCI slot pass-through, One 15-pin VGA connector (two on 4(64-bit) and HP NIC in PCI slot 5(32-bit)
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 3.19 Silicon Graphics 550 Workstation SGI Product Information Specification Tested Configuration Chipset - Intel 840 Bus frequency - 133 FSB BIOS revision and date - System BIOS version 4.0, Form factor - ATX SMBIOS 2.3 (not yet released) Power supply - 450W OS and service pack info.
PCI slots.) Please Integrated dual channel LSI Logic 53C1010 SCSI 160 consult the user manual on how to controller enable busmaster in the BIOS. Integrated AC’97 Audio Codec 2. Targa 3000 (model 3105) is tested and passed. 11/25/2002...
Boards used for testing included the following: and 82806AA PCI 64 Hub CODI - TARGA3101 and TARGA3210 /O Expansion Slots: Targa 3000 v1.5 - TARGA3100 1 x AGP Pro 4x SLOT ASSIGNMENTS: 2 x 64-bit/66-MHz PCI 4 x 32-bit/33-MHz PCI...
6. Tested both onboard Adaptec U160 controller & Adaptec 39160 64-bit SCSI card. Recommend using 39160 for 3 streams. 7. May need to remove the TARGA 3000 card bracket (plastic piece with screws) in order to fit into the slot correctly. 11/25/2002...
+Rorke Galaxy-i Disk Array + Adobe Premiere v6.02 Form Factor: Mini Tower (18.5 H x 6.5 W x 20 D), 42 lbs. + TARGA 3000 (rev. 3108) + Windows 2000 (SP2) Supported Processors: Supports single Intel® XeonTM(Socket 603) SLOT ASSIGNMENTS:...
+ Adobe Premiere v6.02 & v6.5 Form Factor: Mini Tower (18.5 inches H x 6.5 inches W x 20 inches D), 42 lbs. + TARGA 3000 (rev. 3108) + TARGA 3000 v1.5 and v1.5.1 drivers Supported Processors: + Windows XP Supports single Intel® Pentium4 processor...
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4 Certified Motherboards 4.1 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.P16...
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.2 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 - BIOS version 4060 release 3.0 processors.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 4.3 Supermicro S370DL3 Supermicro S370DL3 site Specifications and Features Tested Configuration Form Factor - ATX with PC99 color-coded double- deck I/O- Size: 12" x 10.25" (W x H) + Two Pentium III 733MHz 133 Mhz FSB...
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, along with the specified operating system. However these systems are not necessarily in house at Pinnacle and no guarantee of support can be made.
The majority of certified video cards support Direct Draw mode, and this is why this setting is selected by default. By contrast, the TARGA 3000 video overlay drivers (which enable video preview for playback and capture) has a known conflict with QuickTime settings set to Direct Draw mode. We recommend that prior to launching Premiere, Speed Razor or edit, please check these settings first.
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Adaptec 39160 U160 SCSI Controller) for the Compaq EVO W8000 Workstation will result in pink or green garbage frames on the video output. In most configurations where the TARGA 3000 board is being used in the 64-bit slot, the available video-data bandwidth is severely limited by this data having to go through a PCI bridge before reaching the ultra160 SCSI3 controller on the 32-bit PCI bus.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 6 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 is noted.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 6.2 Dual Monitor Support The Matrox G200 and G400, G450, G550 Dual Head, ATI RADEON VE, ATI RADEON 7500, Elsa Synergy III, LeadTek GeForce 2 MX DH Pro. 11/25/2002...
7.1 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 wasn't enough, the 3000 can capture and process RGBA (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 7.3 SCSI Bus types and potential bandwidth: SCSI UltraWide transfers up to 40 MBps (from controller cache to drive cache), with a 16-bit wide data path. Also referred to as "Fast Wide SCSI-2". Not recommended for data rates above DV or MPEG, as real-world memory-to-disk transfer rates average 12 MBps for each drive.
TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook 7.5.7 HugeSystems Media Vault – Dual MAX 1000 New! Huge Systems Media Vault web link -- Performance Rating: • 10 drive: 3 Streams YUV Uncompressed Configuration Notes: • Recommend the following configuration to achieve 3 streams of YUV uncompressed: ATTO UL3D SCSI Adapter in 64-bit slot using latest drivers for W2K (v1.66)
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. With the exception of U2W drives, when 8 of the same units are striped with a 64 bit enabled U160 SCSI interface, under optimal cabling (namely SCSI connection and termination), cooling condition and driver configuration, end users can obtain 3 YUV streams real time playback under Premiere environment for at least 25% of physical drive surface.
8.1.1 How do I determine which revision of TARGA card that I have? If you have ordered a TARGA 3000 system in the past few months, you most likely have a TARGA 3108 card. In order to determine the hardware revision, close all applications on your desktop, and follow these steps: a.
If there is a hardware component that you would like to see be certified on the TARGA 3000 hardware platform, please use the T3K suggestion box link on the TARGA 3000 support site to submit a feature request.
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