Pinnacle Systems, Inc. TARGA 3000 User manual

TARGA 3000 Configuration Cookbook
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Configuration Cookbook
Supported TARGA 3000 Platforms
Updated 11/25/02

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Table of Contents
1General Information ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Related Documents.............................................................................................................................. 4
2Certified Workstations and Motherboards.................................................................................................. 5
2.1 What Does Certified Mean? ................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 System Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Choosing the Right Ingredients............................................................................................................ 5
2.4 Currently certified workstations ............................................................................................................ 6
2.5 Currently certified motherboards.......................................................................................................... 6
2.6 Incompatible hardware list ................................................................................................................... 7
3System Considerations .............................................................................................................................. 8
3.1 Which PCI Chipset is Best? ................................................................................................................. 8
3.2 What BIOS Will Work? ......................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 TARGA 3000, IRQs & DMA ................................................................................................................ 8
3.4 How Much RAM is Necessary?............................................................................................................ 9
3.5 Overclocking......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.6 Operating System................................................................................................................................. 9
3.7 Processors ........................................................................................................................................... 9
3.8 Virtual Memory ................................................................................................................................... 10
3.9 TSRs................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.10 Bus Mastering ................................................................................................................................ 10
3.11 Slot Assignments ........................................................................................................................... 11
Certified Workstations ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.12 IBM Intellistation Zpro model 6866-xxU......................................................................................... 12
3.13 IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6868-xxU ........................................................................................ 13
3.14 IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6889-xxU ........................................................................................ 14
3.15 Required BIOS Changes for IBM Intellistation:.............................................................................. 15
3.16 Compaq SP750 Professional Workstation..................................................................................... 16
3.17 Dell Precision Workstation 620...................................................................................................... 17
3.18 HP Kayak XU800 Workstation....................................................................................................... 18
3.19 Silicon Graphics 550 Workstation.................................................................................................. 19
3.20 HP Workstation X4000................................................................................................................... 20
3.21 Compaq Evo Workstation W8000 UPDATED, 11/25/02 .............................................................. 21
3.22 Dell Precision 530 .......................................................................................................................... 22
3.23 IBM Intellistation MPro 6850-10U .................................................................................................. 23
3.24 IBM Intellistation MPro 6850-67U .................................................................................................. 24
4.14 IBM Intellistation MPro 6229-20U .................................................................................................. 25
4.14 IBM Intellistation MPro 6229-37U .................................................................................................. 26
4Certified Motherboards............................................................................................................................. 27
4.1 Intel SE440BX-2 "Seattle" Motherboard ............................................................................................ 27
4.2 Supermicro P6DBE 440BX motherboard........................................................................................... 28
4.3 Supermicro S370DL3......................................................................................................................... 29
4.4 Tyan S1867 Thunder 2500 ................................................................................................................ 30
4.5 IWILL DCA200N................................................................................................................................. 31
4.6 SUPERMICRO 370SSR..................................................................................................................... 32
4.7 INTEL 815DEEA(L) ............................................................................................................................ 33
4.8 INTEL D850GB .................................................................................................................................. 34
4.9 SUPERMICRO PIIIDR3 ..................................................................................................................... 35
4.10 TYAN THUNDER i840 (S2520) ..................................................................................................... 36
4.11 TYAN THUNDER K7 (S2462)........................................................................................................ 37
4.12 Supermicro Super SSA370 FCPGA motherboard......................................................................... 38
4.13 IWILL DX400-SN ........................................................................................................................... 39

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4.14 SuperMicro P4DC6 ........................................................................................................................ 40
4.15 Intel D845WN................................................................................................................................. 41
4.16 TYAN Tiger MP.............................................................................................................................. 42
4.17 TYAN THUNDER i860 ................................................................................................................... 43
4.18 Intel D850MV ................................................................................................................................. 45
4.19 Intel D845BG ................................................................................................................................. 46
4.20 TYAN Tiger MPX (S2466).............................................................................................................. 47
4.21 TESTED BUT NON-CERTIFIED MOTHERBOARDS ................................................................... 48
5TARGA 3000 Technical Advisories.......................................................................................................... 49
5.1 PCILOCK Boot Option........................................................................................................................ 49
5.2 QuickTime Settings Option ................................................................................................................ 49
6Certified Display Adapters........................................................................................................................ 51
6.1 Overlay Explained .............................................................................................................................. 51
6.2 Dual Monitor Support ......................................................................................................................... 52
7Disk Arrays............................................................................................................................................... 53
7.1 Image Quality and Data Rates ........................................................................................................... 53
7.2 Certified Hard Drive Controllers ......................................................................................................... 53
7.3 SCSI Bus types and potential bandwidth:.......................................................................................... 54
7.4 SCSI Cables and Terminators ........................................................................................................... 54
7.5 Certified Disk Arrays........................................................................................................................... 54
7.5.1 Rorke Data MaxArray LVD ........................................................................................................ 55
7.5.2 BellStor FORTRA 4-Bay 72GB JBOD....................................................................................... 56
7.5.3 StorCase InfoStation New! ....................................................................................................... 57
7.5.4 RORKE Galaxy-I New! ............................................................................................................ 58
7.5.5 Medea Video RAID RTR New! .................................................................................................. 59
7.5.6 Medea VideoRaid RTRX New! .................................................................................................. 60
7.5.7 HugeSystems Media Vault – Dual MAX 1000 New!................................................................. 61
7.6 Certified Hard Drives (JBOD applications)......................................................................................... 62
7.7 System Boot Drives............................................................................................................................ 62
7.8 Striping ............................................................................................................................................... 63
7.9 Defragmentation................................................................................................................................. 63
7.10 EIDE and Ultra/DMA-66, 100 Drives ............................................................................................. 63
8Addendum................................................................................................................................................ 63
8.1 TARGA 3108 Update ......................................................................................................................... 63
8.1.1 How do I determine which revision of TARGA card that I have? .............................................. 63
8.2 Additional TARGA 3000 Cookbook Updates ..................................................................................... 64

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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. However, for those who would
rather cook by the book, this "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.
The individual using this document must be technically capable to understand and interpret this information.
Neither this document nor Pinnacle Systems Technical Support will educate the computing novice or casual
integrator about the details needed to construct a reliable, high performance editing workstation. Experience
has proved that a better use of time and money is to rely on a Pinnacle Systems Authorized VAR (Value
Added Reseller) to configure and support a fully integrated TARGA 3000 editing workstation. For a list of
Authorized VARS, visit Pinnacle System's website at www.pinnaclesys.com.
This is a working document, periodically updated as new information or knowledge is acquired. Regardless
of the advice given here, Pinnacle Systems does not warrant or guarantee the performance of the systems
or components recommended.
1.2 Related Documents
Specifics of TARGA 3000 installation can be found in the TARGA 3000 installation guide that comes with the
product. Usage is covered in the TARGA 3000 User Guide.
There is a troubleshooting guide and frequently asked questions page on the TARGA 3000 support site.
Please consult these to avoid common problems.
For information on how to contact Pinnacle Systems, please see
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/support/contact/
Sales and Customer Service: 800-522-8783
Technical Support for TARGA 3000: [email protected]m or call 406-676-0209 (Hours 9AM –
8 PM EST)
Questions about this document: [e-mail]
Product Manager for TARGA 3000: Michael Asebrook ([e-mail])

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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. Certified status also means that the
workstation or equipment vendor will continue to work with Pinnacle Systems to resolve issues that may
arise from the recommendations of this or other Pinnacle support documents. Please note that we cannot
guarantee performance or compatibility with systems that are configured outside of our recommendations.
2.2 System Requirements
All TARGA 3000 workstations need the following components. This is a minimum requirements list for
reference purposes only, the actual end-product should be customized to the format you will be working with
(i.e. uncompressed YUV, MPEG2, or DV). Consult the following section "Choosing the Right Ingredients" for
more specific requirements:
- PC Workstation based on i440BX,i815, i840 or Serverworks chipsets
- 256 MB / 512MB RAM (SDRAM or RIMM)
- Ultra3 (160m) SCSI Controller for AV drives or array
- AV Capable Drives or Arrays. 2 striped drives are required for MPEG2/DV, 4 for dual stream
uncompressed, 8 for 3 stream
- Certified Graphics Adapter
- 9 GB or Larger System Disk (EIDE or SCSI)
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (NT Server not recommended) with Service Pack 5, Windows 2000
Service Pack 2, WindowsXP Professional
-Direct X 8.0a (You can obtain this version of DirectX at
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp
- Supported Editing Application (i.e. Adobe Premiere, in-sync Speed Razor, discreet edit 6.5)
2.3 Choosing the Right Ingredients
The TARGA 3000 Family of software and hardware is scaleable, meaning that better performance will be
realized with faster systems. System requirements will vary, depending on the format being used. For
example, if DV25 is used for acquisition and editing, the requirements are not as high as YUV. The following
codec choices will help define the "strength" of the system needed:
DV25. This is an "industrial" quality (4:1:1 / 4:2:0) codec. It is conservative on disk usage (12 GB/hour), data
rates up to 3.6 MBps per stream and has less chroma bandwidth than the other codecs. If planning on
effects work, consider one of the higher-quality codecs.
MPEG2. This is the closest equivalent to the MJPEG format that users are accustomed to in other high-
performance editing systems. Disk usage at the highest quality setting is 24 GB/hour. The data rate can be
set between 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.

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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. This is only useful if clips are imported directly into Adobe
After Effects or other compositing desktop applications that work with this format.
2.4 Currently certified workstations
Compaq Workstation SP750
IBM Intellistation MPro 6868-xxU
IBM Intellistation MPro 6889-xxU (OEM model)
IBM Intellistation ZPro 6866-xxU
Dell 620
HP Kayak XU 800
SGI 550
HP Workstation X4000
Compaq EVO Workstation W8000
Dell Precision 530
IBM Intellistation MPro 6850-10U
IBM Intellistation MPro 6850-67U New!
IBM Intellistation MPro 6229-20U New!
IBM Intellistation MPro 6229-37U New!
2.5 Currently certified motherboards
64 bit PCI motherboards
Iwill DCA200N
Supermicro 370DL3
Tyan 1867
Supermicro PIIIDR3
Tyan Thunder i840 (S2520)
Tyan Thunder K7 (S2462)
Iwill DX400-SN
SuperMicro P4DC6
Tyan Tiger MP (S2460)
Tyan Thunder i860 (S2603)
Tyan Tiger MPX (S2466)
32 bit PCI motherboards
Intel SE440BX-2 "Seattle"
Supermicro P6DBE
Supermicro 370SSR
Intel 815DEEA(L)
Intel D850GB
Supermicro 370SSA
Intel D845WN
Intel D850MV
Intel D845BG

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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

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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. There are problems performing
DMA transfers to AGP with the ServerWorks chipset, and so overlay cannot work in such configurations. In
addition the Intel 440BX, 850, 845 and i815 chipsets have been certified. These do not offer the same
performance as the 64 bit i840 (no more than 2 streams of uncompressed can be played), but are much
better value. More recently we have also certified the AMD-760MP chipset for use with the Athlon
processors. It is wise to follow the instructions in this cookbook to ensure that you will get the best
performance and compatibility out of your system.
3.2 What BIOS Will Work?
No known issues exist with the major BIOS vendors (American Megatrends or AMI), Phoenix, or Award at
this time. The BIOS is responsible for configuring the resources used by components in a system. After a
system boots, BIOS hands over a list of detected devices and I/O addresses to the Windows NT HAL
(Hardware Abstraction Layer). From here, Windows NT manages the allocation of system resources to all
supported devices. BIOSes are revised routinely by motherboard manufacturers, and can affect a system
configuration.
3.3 TARGA 3000, IRQs & DMA
The TARGA 3000 uses DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels to quickly transfer large amounts of data to
system memory and back, not IRQ (Interrupt Request). DMA transfers are more efficient than IRQ channel
requests, as they are not "interrupted" by time-share requests used by IRQ cycles. When a device requires
service from the processor, it flags the system by asserting a hardware interrupt request (IRQ) . Interrupt
requests have higher priority than normal operating code, so the processor has to stop what it was executing
and service the request before resuming.
That said, IRQ allocation at the BIOS level must still be managed. (Pinnacle's certification reports for both
systems and motherboards will show the preferred PCI slot and associated IRQ positions for typical TARGA
installations.) For instance, if two devices (such as network adapters or SCSI controllers and TARGA) are
assigned the same IRQ at the BIOS level, BIOS will happily report to NT's HAL that both devices can share
the same IRQ space. HAL may then continue the shared relationship, and performance may degrade for
one or both devices when both are used at peak levels. A quick check in NT's Diagnostics Resources applet
is a good place to start.
All interrupts have a priority:
(Highest Priority) NMI, IRQ 0, 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Lowest Priority)
Most of the interrupts are pre-assigned, leaving only three or four available for TARGA, SCSI controller(s),
sound cards and network adapters. BIOS usually shows IRQ 9, 10, and 11 available and possibly IRQ 5 and
15 to assign to any additional device. This is how IRQs are typically assigned:
NMI - Non-maskable interrupt used to signal serious failures.
IRQ 0 - System Timer IRQ 08 - Real-time Clock
IRQ 1 - Keyboard IRQ 09 - Available
IRQ 2 - Cascade Interrupt IRQ 10 - Available

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IRQ 3 - COM2 IRQ 11 - Available
IRQ 4 - COM1 IRQ 12 - Bus Mouse
IRQ 5 - Available or LPT2 IRQ 13 - FPU
IRQ 6 - Floppy Drive IRQ 14 - Primary IDE Interface
IRQ 7 - LPT1 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. 256MB of RAM is recommended (and 512MB will boost
performance further). Under Targa 3000 version 1.5 software, in order to take advantage of the new
features, we strongly recommend 512MB of memory or higher. TARGA is competing with the operating
system and any other applications that may be running in the background. Whenever an application is
launched (i.e. TitleDeko) physical RAM must be allocated to the new process. When the physical RAM
amount is exceeded, the operating system must page out portions of the existing physical RAM to a page or
swap file on the hard drive. Since a hard drive is much slower than memory the paging process slows down
system performance.
3.5 Overclocking
Increasing the bus speed of the motherboard is not supported. The common practice of increasing the
multiplier of bus speed frequency has been shown to lower the overall reliability and predictability of most
systems, and therefore is not recommended on a TARGA 3000 workstation
3.6 Operating System
TARGA 3000 v 1.0 / 1.0.1 / 1.0.2 requires Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (build 1381, Service Pack 5 or
above).
TARGA 3000 v 1.1/1.5/1.5.1 supports Windows 2000 in addition to Windows NT 4.0
As of 11/11/02, Windows XP Professional is supported only in certain configurations using the latest
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.
3.7 Processors
The TARGA 3000 has been certified with the following processors :
-PIII 500 MHz and higher
-PIII Xeon 500MHz and higher
-P4 1Ghz and higher
-P4 Xeon 1.8GHz and Higher [Systems like the Compaq EVO W8000 uses Xeon processors)
- AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Athlon MP 1.0GHz and higher
Dual processor workstations are highly recommended if TitleDeko titles, multiple audio and graphics layers
will be used. By design Windows NT, 2000 and XP supports a symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP)
environment. Adobe Premiere can also take advantage of SMP for specific functions. TARGA 3000 takes
advantage of multithreading but does not benefit from SMP environments.

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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.
Xeon Processors : This enhanced version of the Pentium II and III series allows faster L2 cache
performance, as it operates at the same speed (measured in MHz) as the core processor. The cache on a
regular Pentium II or III operates at half the core speed. Though this sounds exciting, tests in the trade
publications have not shown substantial increase of performance in non-linear editing systems.
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.
Ideally, it should have its own partition on the system drive and the system drive should be chosen to be
fast.
3.9 TSRs
Software such as Scheduler, Task Reminder, Microsoft Outlook, Real Player and Screen Savers can
interrupt a T3K session causing drop frames and other performance problems. All TSRs should be disabled
and the workstation should ideally be disconnected from the network during an edit session.
3.10Bus Mastering
Make sure that Bus Mastering is enabled in the BIOS for all PCI slots. This is a requirement.

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3.11Slot 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. AGP, slot 1, slot 2, slot 3, slot 4, slot 5, slot 6). While each workstation
varies in the number of slots as well as the actual speed of the slots, below is a typical description we will
use the following diagram on the next page as an example for this document:
Example of Board Slot Numbering (Compaq W8000)
Bus Type Slot # Speed of Slot Card description
AGP N/A N/A Video Card
PCI 1 32-bit N/A
PCI 2 32-bit N/A
PCI 3 32-bit N/A
PCI 4 32-bit N/A
PCI 5 64-bit TARGA 3000 Card
PCI 6 64-bit SCSI Adapter
A
GP Slot
Slot 1 32-bit
Slot 2 32-bit
Slot 3 32-bit
Slot 4 32-bit
Slot 6 64-bit
Slot 5 64-bit

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Certified Workstations
3.12IBM Intellistation Zpro model 6866-xxU
IBM Product Information
64-bit PCI solution from IBM. Base unit for the
TARGA 3000 Ready-to-Edit solution
Tested Configuration
- BIOS version PFKT 32.0 dated 02/24/00
- Model 6866-40U
- Adaptec AIC-7899 dual Ultra3 SCSI controller
(onboard)
- Pentium III Xeon 866MHz "Coppermine" 133 MHz
FSB
- 512 MB RDRAM 133 MHz
- Matrox Millenium G400 single or dual head 32MB
display adapter
+ Seven Quantum Atlas 10K 9WLS Ultra160m 9 GB
drives
BIOS Settings:
IBM BIOS Changes
Performance Rating
3 streams YUV uncompressed
Slot Positions
AGP: Matrox G400
PCI 6: empty
PCI 5: empty
PCI 4: empty
PCI 3: empty
PCI 64 2: TARGA 3000
PCI 64 1: empty
Note: PCI 6 is next to AGP port
Technical Advisories
1. PCILOCK Boot Option
Specifications and Features
Architecture:
Form factor Mini tower (7x9)
Orientations allowed Vertical
Slots x bays total (free) 7(6) x 9(6)
Expansion bus type PCI
Processor:
Processor (CPU) Pentium III Xeon
Processor internal clock speed 866 MHz
Planar clock speed 133 MHz
SMP processors std 1
SMP processors max 2
Upgradable processor Yes
Math co-processor Built-In
L1 internal CPU cache 32 KB
Processor upgrade options SMP via second Pentium
III
SMP capable (multiple processors) Yes
L2 cache std 256KB
L2 cache max 256KB
BIOS type Flash ROM
Memory :
Memory (RAM) std 256 MB
Memory (RAM) max3 1024 MB
RAM speed 600MHz
Optional RAM configuration:
RAM type PC 600 ECC RDRAM
RAM slots total 4 RIMM
RAM slots available 2 RIMM
Expansion options:
Slots total (free) and type 1(0) AGP fullsize, 6(6) PCI
fullsize
3.5 inch bays - accessible (free) and height 1(0) SL
3.5 inch bays - not accessible (free) and height 6(5)
SL
5.25 inch bays - accessible (free) and height 2(1) HH
5.25 inch bays - not accessible (free) and height 0(0)
Parallel ports (type) 1 (EPP/ECP bidirectional)
Serial ports (type) 2 (9-pin 16550 with RS232E), 2
(USB)
Expansion ports Display, Keyboard, Line in, Line out,
Microphone in, Mouse, SCSI

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3.13IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6868-xxU
IBM Product Information
32-bit PCI solution from IBM.
Tested Configuration
- BIOS version PLKT 33.0 dated 05/18/00
- Model 6868-52U
- One Pentium III 866MHz "Coppermine" 133 MHz
FSB
- 256 MB RDRAM 133 MHz
- Matrox Millenium G400 single or dual head 32MB
display adapter
- Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter
+ check Seven Quantum Atlas 10K 9WLS Ultra160m
9 GB drives
BIOS Settings:
Required BIOS Changes
Performance Rating
2 streams YUV uncompressed
Slot Positions
AGP: Matrox G400
PCI 1: empty
PCI 2: empty
PCI 3: TARGA 3000
PCI 4: empty
PCI 5: Adaptec SCSI host adapter
Technical Advisories
1. PCILOCK Boot Option
Specifications and Features
Architecture:
Form factor Mini tower (6x7)
Orientations allowed Vertical
Slots x bays total (free) 6(4) x 7(4)
Expansion bus type PCI
Processor:
Processor (CPU) Pentium III
Processor internal clock speed1 866 MHz
Planar clock speed 133 MHz
SMP processors std 1
SMP processors max 2
Upgradable processor No
Math co-processor Built-in
L1 internal CPU cache 128 KB
Processor upgrade options SMP via second Pentium
III
SMP capable (multiple processors) Yes
L2 cache std 256KB
L2 cache max 256KB
BIOS type Flash ROM
Memory:
Memory (RAM) std 256 MB
Memory (RAM) max3 1024 MB
RAM speed 300MHz
RAM type PC 600 ECC RDRAM
RAM slots total 4 RIMM
RAM slots available 2 RIMM
Expansion options:
Slots total (free) and type 1(0) AGP fullsize, 5(4) PCI
fullsize
3.5 inch bays - accessible (free) and height 2(1)
3.5 inch bays - not accessible (free) and height 3(2)
5.25 inch bays - accessible (free) and height 2(1)
5.25 inch bays - not accessible (free) and height 0(0)

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3.14IBM Intellistation Mpro model 6889-xxU
IBM Product Information
Intel 440BX 32-bit PCI solution from IBM. This is
only available as an OEM solution.
Tested Configuration
- BIOS version NUKT 34.0
- Model 6889-91U
- One Pentium III 550MHz 100 MHz FSB
- 256 MB SDRAM PC100 MHz
- Matrox Millenium G400 single or dual head 32MB
display adapter
- Adaptec 29160 SCSI host adapter
+ check Seven Quantum Atlas 10K 9WLS Ultra160m
9 GB drives
BIOS Settings:
Required BIOS Changes
Performance Rating
2 streams YUV uncompressed
Slot Positions
AGP: Matrox G400
PCI 1: empty
PCI 2: Adaptec SCSI host adapter
PCI 3: empty
PCI 4: TARGA 3000
PCI 5: empty
ISA 1: empty
Technical Advisories
1. PCILOCK Boot Option
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.
Specifications and Features
. 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
. Integrated Adaptec AIC-7895 Dual Channel Ultra
Wide SCSI PCI controller
. EIDE or Ultra Wide SCSI hard disk drive
. 32X or 40X Max IDE CD-ROM drive 1
. 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive
. Expansion
- Six drive bays (three of which are occupied by the
preinstalled diskette drive, hard disk, and CD-ROM
drives)
- Six expansion slots (four dedicated PCI, one
shared ISA/PCI, and one dedicated AGP). One of
these slots is occupied by the preinstalled graphics
adapter
- Second microprocessor socket
- Four memory sockets (one or more of which can be
occupied by preinstalled memory)
- Support for additional internal and external SCSI
devices (the number of internal devices that can be
installed is limited by the number of available drive
bays and power and cooling requirements)
- Support for optional Adaptec ARO-1130 PCI
RAIDport adapter

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3.15Required 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.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. This option cannot be reached by restarting via software or the operating
system. Use right or left cursor keys to change settings.
2. Select "Devices and I/O ports".
Select "SCSI setup".
Set to "enabled".
Press [Esc]. Press [Esc].
3. Select "Start options".
Select "Startup sequence".
Set first startup device to "diskette drive 0".
Set second startup device to "CD-ROM".
Set third startup device to "hard disk 0".
Set fourth startup device to "disabled".
Set automatic power on startup sequence to "disabled".
Set error startup sequence to "disabled".
Press [Esc]. Press [Esc].
4. Select " Advanced Setup".
Select “PCI Control".
Set PCI Parity to "Disabled".
Press [ESC]. Press [ESC]
5. Select "Power management".
Select "APM".
Set APM BIOS mode to "disabled".
Set Automatic hardware power management to disabled.
Press [Esc].
6. Select "Automatic power on".
Select "Wake on LAN".
Set Wake on LAN to "disabled".
Press [Esc].
7. Set Serial Port A ring detect to "disabled".
Set Modem ring detect to "disabled".
Set Wake up on alarm to "disabled".
Set PCI wake up to "disabled".
Press [Esc]. Press [Esc].
Changes are now complete. Exit and restart system.

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3.16Compaq 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
v2.55.0
+ 7 Quantum Atlas 10K 9WLS Ultra160m 9 GB
Performance Rating
3 streams YUV uncompressed
Slot Positions
AGP: Matrox G400 or 3DLabs GVX1
PCI 1: empty
PCI 2: empty
PCI 3: empty
PCI 4: empty
PCI 64 1: TARGA 3000
PCI 64 2: SCSI host adapter
Technical Advisories
1. Apply system BIOS version 02.13. TARGA will not
operate correctly without this version.
2. Disable Power Management in BIOS.
3. PCILOCK Boot Option
4. For optimal performance, connect the external AV
disk array to an additional Adaptec 29160 or 39160
Ultra160m SCSI host adapter installed in PCI 64 slot
2, with TARGA 3000 in PCI 64 slot 1. Compaq's
onboard Ultra160m SCSI controller may be used for
the AV disk array, but TARGA must then be installed
in a 32-bit PCI slot (slots 1-4), and doing so will
decrease TARGA's overall playback performance to
the next lowest level
The TARGA will not operate properly if installed in a
64-bit PCI slot (PCI 64 slots 1 or 2) in combination
with an AV array connected via Compaq's onboard
Ultra160m SCSI controller. These two devices are
on different 64-bit PCI busses, and may not allow
maximum datarate transfers.
Disable BIOS on the SCSI adapter to allow the
SP750 to start properly. The desired setting would
disable BIOS, but retain the scan-on-boot function.
Consult the adapter's documentation for instructions.
Specifications and Features
- Minitower form factor for increased expandability
(rackmount option)
- Support for two Intel Pentium(r) III Xeon(tm)
processors up to 866MHz
- Full-featured Intel 840 chipset with 133-MHz front
side bus, dual memory channels, dual-peer PCI
buses, and 64-bit PCI
- 256-KB full-speed L2 cache integrated on
processor
- 128 or 256 MB of 800-MHz ECC RDRAM(r).
Expandable to 2GB (4 GB when 288-Mb technology
becomes available)
- High-performance 9.1 or 18.2-GB Ultra3 SCSI
10,000 rpm Hard Drive
- Integrated dual channel Ultra3 SCSI and Ultra
ATA/66
- Up to 144 GB of high-performance internal storage
- Integrated Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter
- Seven total slots (six available, two 64-bit/66-MHz
PCI, four 32-bit/33-MHz PCI, one AGP Pro 4X)
- Seven bays (four available)
- 40X Max1 CD-ROM Drive and Compaq Premier
Sound(tm) Audio
- Choice of 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1, ELSA GLoria II,
ELSA Synergy II, Matrox Millennium G400,
Intense3D Wildcat 4110 PRO, Matrox G200 Quad
MMS, or Matrox Productiva G100 graphics
controllers
- Multiple monitor support (select graphics
controllers)
- Rack-mountable via optional conversion kit
- Protected by Compaq Services, including a three-
year, limited warranty

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3.17Dell Precision Workstation 620
Dell Product Information
Tested Configuration
BIOS revision and date - Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS
version 1.10 AO7
OS and service pack info. - Windows 2000 and
Windows NT 4.0 w/ sp6
Processor count and speed - Dual 1 GHz. Intel Xeon
Memory type and amount - RDRAM, 1GB 2- 512MB
RIMM modules
Display adapter - Nvidia GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR
AGP adapter
System drive subsystem - integrated dual-channel
A
daptec 7899 Ultra160/M LVD SCSI controller with a
Seagate ST31845LW Ulta160 wide SCSI 15K
Cheetah hard drive.
Video drive subsystem - Qlogic QLA12160 Dual
Channel Ultra3 SCSI adapter with eight Quantum
Atlas 10k Ultra160/m SCSI drives
Slot placement of plug-in peripherals - TARGA 3000
in PCI slot 5, Qlogic SCSI adapter in PCI slot 4
BIOS settings - Default factory settings
Performance rating
3 stream YUV
Technical Advisories
1. PCILOCK Boot Option
2. Installation notes - If the NIC is installed and
configured prior to TARGA3K installation,
the TARGA3K installation will cause the
BIOS to remap the NIC to a different PCI
bus. This remapping causes the NIC driver
to fail since it can no longer find the adapter
at the PCI address it expects. Reinstallation
of the NIC driver software will resolve this
remapping issue.
Specifications
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. PCI/RAIDPort
slot
Integrated peripherals - Audio : Crystal 4164 PCI
audio controller and 4297 codec,
I/O interface: two 9-pin serial connectors; 16550-
compatible, 25-pin parallel connector (bi-directional),
68-pin Ultra/Wide SCSI connector, 15-pin Video DIN
connector(s) (on optional graphics adapters), 6-pin
mini-DIN keyboard connector, 6-pin mini-DIN mouse
connector, RJ45 NIC connector, two USB-compliant
4-pin connectors, 1/8-inch Audio line-in miniature
audio jack, 1/8-inch Audio line-out miniature audio
jack, and 1/8-inch Audio microphone-in miniature
audio jack.
Network interface - integrated 3COM 3C590 fast
ethernet controller

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3.18HP Kayak XU800 Workstation
HP product information
Tested Configuration
BIOS revision and date - AMI BIOS version
IA.11.03US 08/31/99
OS and service pack info. - Windows NT 4.0 w/ sp6
Processor count and speed - Single 533Mhz. Intel
Pentium III
Memory type and amount - ECC RDRAM, 128MB 2-
64MB RIMM Modules
Display adapter - Matrox G400 16MB Dual-Head
AGP adapter
System drive subsystem - Integrated Intel Ultra-66
ATA controller with a 15GB Seagate ST315322A
ATA-66 hard drive
Video drive subsystem - Adaptec 39160 Dual
channel Ultra160/M LVD SCSI adapter with eight
Quantum Atlas 10k Ultra160/m SCSI drives
Slot placement of plug-in PCI peripherals - Adaptec
39160 in PCI slot 3(64-bit), TARGA 3000 in PCI slot
4(64-bit) and HP NIC in PCI slot 5(32-bit)
BIOS settings - Default factory settings with power
management turned off
Technical Advisories
1. PCILOCK Boot Option
2. Installation notes - Internal Ultra 160/m
controller is on the 64-bit PCI bus but
HP offers support for only two internal
10K rpm Ultra 160/m drives
Specifications
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.
PCI
Additional integrated peripherals - Adaptec AIC-7892
Ultra 160/M SCSI controller, Digital 16-bit stereo
audio with MPC-3 and Direct Sound III
support(CSA4280 and CS4297 audio chipset)
I/O interface - One 25-pin parallel port (ECP bi-
directional Centronics supporting IEEE 1284), Two
9-pin serial ports (16550 UART), Mini-DIN keyboard
and mouse ports, One MIDI/joystick connector,
Audio ports (line-in, line-out, microphone-in,
speaker-out), One VESA feature connector for VGA
pass-through, One 15-pin VGA connector (two on
models with Matrox Millennium G400 Dual graphics),
Two stacked Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports and
One RJ-45 Ethernet connector
network interface - HP EN1207-TX PCI-based
10/100 base-T Ethernet controller

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3.19Silicon Graphics 550 Workstation
SGI Product Information
Tested Configuration
BIOS revision and date - System BIOS version 4.0,
SMBIOS 2.3 (not yet released)
OS and service pack info. - Windows NT 4.0 SP6
Processor count and speed - Dual 733MHz. Xeon
Memory type and amount - RDRAM, 256MB 2-
128RIMM modules
Display adapter - Nvidia/SGI Vpro OpenGL adapter
(NV10 64MB Quadro)
System drive subsystem - integrated dual-channel
A
daptec 7899 Ultra160/M LVD SCSI controller with a
Seagate ST318436LW Ulta2 LVD SCSI Barracuda
hard drive.
Video drive subsystem - Atto UL2D dual channel
Ultra2 LVD SCSI adapter with eight Quantum Atlas
10k Ultra160/m SCSI drives
BIOS settings - Default factory settings with power
management turned off
Technical Advisories
1. PCILOCK Boot Option
2. Installation notes - If the NIC is installed
and configured prior to TARGA3K
installation, the TARGA3K installation
will cause the BIOS to remap the NIC to
a different PCI bus. This remapping
causes the NIC driver to fail since it can
no longer find the adapter at the PCI
address it expects. Reinstallation of the
NIC driver software will resolve this
remapping issue.
Specification
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. PCI
integrated peripherals
audio: Analog Devices AD1881 chip
I/O interface
Two 9-pin serial ports (16550 UART)
One 25-pin parallel port
Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
One PS/2 mouse port
One PS/2 keyboard port
network interface - integrated Intel 82559 fast
ethernet controller

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3.20HP 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 2.57.2
+8 Quantum Atlas 10K 9WLS Ultra160m 9 GB
drives
SLOT ASSIGNMENTS:
AGP: NVIDIA Quadro 2 Pro
PCI32-1: Empty
PCI32-2: Empty
PCI32-3: Empty
PCI64-1: Targa 3000 (Rev. D)
PCI64-2: AHA 39160
CONFIGURATION NOTES:
1. Busmaster must be enabled in all PCI
Slots (by default, HP has busmaster
disabled in all PCI slots.) Please
consult the user manual on how to
enable busmaster in the BIOS.
2. Targa 3000 (model 3105) is tested and
passed.
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS:
Form Factor:
Extended ATX footprint (13" x 12")
Supported Processors:
Supports dual/single Intel® XeonTM(Socket 603)
processor
400 MHz Front Side Bus
Memory Type:
PC800 Rambus RDRAM Memory Expandable to 4GB
Chipset:
Intel®860 chipset
82860 North Bridge,
82801BA I/O Controller Hub,
82802AB Firmware Hub
and 82806AA PCI 64 Hub
I/O Expansion Slots:
1 AGP 4X
3 PCI 32 Bit Slots
2 PCI 64 Bit Slots
Integrated Devices:
Integrated 10/100 ethernet controller
Integrated dual channel ATA 100 IDE controller
Integrated dual channel LSI Logic 53C1010 SCSI 160
controller
Integrated AC’97 Audio Codec