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4.) Slot Configuration:
Slot #
Electrical
1
x4 PCI-E Gen 2
(25Watts)
x16 PCI-E Gen 2
2
(75Watts)
3
x4 PCI-E Gen 1
(25Watts)
4
x16 PCI-E Gen 2
(75Watts)
5
PCI 32bit /33MHz
6
PCI 32bit /33MHz
Embedded
Broadcom
BCM5764 GbE
NIC
Embedded 1394a
Controller (4K buffer))
Single Front Panel
Connector
5.) 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo) hardware configuration requirement (slot #1 requirement)
AVID 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo) hardware must connect via specific high-performance add-in 1394b PCI-Express
Firewire cards (with 8K buffers) which must be installed in Slot #1.
connectivity to AVID 1394 DNA hardware.
Current qualified PCI-Express 1394b Firewire cards are:
1) StarTech PEX1394B3
http://www.startech.com/item/PEX1394B3-2b-1a-PCI-Express-1394-FireWire-Adapter-Card.aspx
2) Dynex DX-PCI2PF
http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-729-2-dynex-2-port-firewire-800-and-1-port-firewire-400-pcie-adapter.aspx
3) Point Grey Research FWB-PCIE-01
http://www.ptgrey.com/products/firepro/adapters/FWB-PCIE/PCIe_1394b_card_datasheet.pdf
Mechanical
Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA
x8
Active: 7030-20084-01 (all s/w releases)
Passive HIB: 7030-30021-01
(Requires Media Composer s/w release
3.5.9 or later and Newscutter 7.5.9 or later)
x16
Video Card Nvidia Quadro FX 3800
x8
Shared Storage Controllers:
Atto FC-41ES - MediaNet
Intel PRO 1000 PT - ISIS
Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS
Chelsio S310E-SR - ISIS 10Gb
x16
Local Storage Controllers:
Atto H680 - SAS VRII SR support
Atto R380 - SAS VRII ST support
Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support
Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention
with embedded 1394 controller.
PCI 32/33
Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention
PCI 32/33
with embedded 1394 controller.
PCI-E x1
Not qualified for Avid ISIS Connectivity
Gen 1
Qualified for Avid MediaNetwork AECIFs
Front Panel 1394 Port - Primary 1394
connection for camera / deck / disk drive etc,
PCI 32/33
(1394 disk drives are recommended only for file
transfers)
(AVID P/N 7030-30029-01)
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Z400 Gen2 (6-DIMM / Embedded 1394a Firewire version) Rev A Guide
DX Hardware
The Z400 front panel 1394 port cannot be used for
Joe Conforti
1394 Adrenaline DNA Hardware
1394 Mojo-SDI DNA Hardware
1394b PCI-Express HBA required
(w 8K buffers) specific info below
AVID 1394 DNA hardware must
connect here.
Video Card Nvidia Quadro FX 3800
Shared Storage Controllers:
Atto FC-41ES - MediaNet
Intel PRO 1000 PT - ISIS
Intel PRO 1000 PF - ISIS
Chelsio S310E-SR - ISIS 10Gb
Local Storage Controllers:
Atto H680 - SAS VRII SR support
Atto R380 - SAS VRII ST support
Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support
Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention
with embedded 1394 controller.
Do Not Use. Will cause BUS contention
with embedded 1394 controller.
Not qualified for Avid ISIS Connectivity
Qualified for Avid MediaNetwork AECIFs
Front Panel 1394 Port - Primary 1394
connection for camera / deck / disk drive
.
etc,
.
(1394 disk drives are recommended only for
file transfers)
– Avid Technology – March 5th
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