Avid XW8600 Dual Quad-Core CPU workstation Configuration guide

Below you will find brief information for workstation XW8600 Dual Quad-Core CPU. This document will describe the hardware and software configuration requirements for setting up an Avid editing system. The guide covers topics such as supported operating systems, service packs, hardware interfaces, and storage configurations. This configuration guide is intended to assist you in setting up your XW8600 workstation for optimal performance with Avid editing applications like Media Composer, Symphony, and NewsCutter.

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Avid Configuration Guidelines

HP XW8600 Dual Quad-Core CPU Workstation

Symphony / Media Composer / NewsCutter

1.) Qualified Operating Systems / Service Packs for Avid Client Editing Applications, Hardware and

Shared-Storage connectivity with the HP XW8600:

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 32-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2) (Only with releases prior to Media Composer 5.0, Symphony 5.0 and NewsCutter 9.0)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 32-bit Edition (SP2 / SP3)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows XP 64-bit (any version)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows Vista 32-bit Home or Ultimate editions

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows 7 – any 32-bit version, or any version of Home, Ultimate or

Enterprise editions.

Note regarding Service packs:

Latest Service Pack releases are recommended for all Avid qualified software releases for the XW8600. Latest Vista and XP Service Pack releases are mandatory for Media Composer 5.0, Symphony 5.0 and NewsCutter 9.0

- SP2 for Vista O.S.

- SP3 for XP O.S.

- SP1 for Win7 64-bit (formally supported starting with M/C 5.5.2, Symphony 5.5.2, NewsCutter 9.5.2 releases)

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2.) Qualified Avid Editing Applications and Hardware Supported on the XW8600 workstation:

AVID qualified Hardware / Shared Storage

Qualified / Supported by

Operating System

Minimum AVID Version S/W

M/C = Media Composer SYM = Symphony N/C=NewsCutter

Mojo DX

Nitris DX

1394 Mojo-SDI DNA

1394 Adrenaline DNA

Matrox MX02 Mini

AJA IO Express

1394 Mojo-Analog DNA

Symphony-Nitris DNA (Classic)

Unity ISIS System Infrastructure

Unity ISIS 1 Gbit Ethernet Client

Unity ISIS Hi-res (10 Gbit) client

Win7

Pro

64-bit

Yes

Vista

64-bit

32-bit

Yes

WinXP

32-bit

Yes

Win 7 Pro

64-bit

Vista 64-bit WinXP 32-bit

M/C v5.0

N/C v9.0

M/C v5.0

SYM v5.0

N/C v9.0

M/C v5.0

N/C v9.0

M/C v5.0

N/C v9.0

M/C v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

SYM v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

SYM v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

N/C v7.0

M/C v3.0

N/C v7.0

Compatible only with Media Composer or NewsCutter

Requires minimum M/C 5.0 / NewsCutter 9.0

O.S. support - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit only.

Compatible only with Media Composer or NewsCutter

Requires minimum M/C 5.5.1 / NewsCutter 9.5.1

N/A

ISIS 1.4 Infrastructure

ISIS 2.03 Client

Unity MediaNet Infrastructure

Unity MediaNet Fibre

Unity MediaNet AECIFs

Yes

MediaNet 4.2.4 Infrastructure

MediaNet 5.1.2 Client

Important note regarding Vista O.S.:

Vista Business 64-bit Edition supported with all s/w releases on matrix

Vista Business 32-bit Edition supported only with releases prior to Media Composer 5.0,

Symphony 5.0 and NewsCutter 9.0

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AVID qualified HBA info

AVID qualified HBA

1394a 4k Buffer Firewire

Card PCI

(Optional)

1394a PCI-E

Firewire Card

Avid HIB, DX Interface

HBA

Matrox MX02 Mini

PCI-E Interface HBA

AJA IO Express

PCI-E Interface HBA

Atto R380

Atto UL5D

Intel PRO 1000 PT

***

AVID Part

Number

7030-20154-01

Not stocked by

AVID

Active:

7030-30048-01

7030-20084-01

Passive:

7030-30021-01

Not stocked by

AVID

Not stocked by

AVID

7030-20166-01

Slot

Location

Function

1394 connectivity for:

1394 Adrenaline DNA / 1394 Mojo-SDI DNA / 1394 Mojo Analog DNA

Optional: Secondary 1394 adapter required for 1394 Adrenaline / 1394 Mojo configurations for support of a 2 nd

1394 device (camera / deck etc).

PCI-Express 1394a controller only.

Avid recommends:

1.) Pyro AV Turbo 1394a PCI-E (P/N PVC-316)

2.) ADS Technologies PYRO 1394 PCI-Express (p/n API-316)

Avid DX Hardware Interface HBA

7030-20002-01

7030-20139-01

Intel PRO 1000 PF

***

Not stocked by

AVID

7030-20004-01

Slot #6

Slot #5

Slot #6

Slot #5

Matrox MX02 Mini interface

(Part of Matrox MX02 Mini kit)

AJA IO Express interface

(Part of AJA IO Express kit)

Local Storage support – VideoRAID ST (5-bay), and

Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti (5-bay) chassis

Local Storage – VideoRAID RTR &

Legacy Avid u320 SCSI storage

(The UL5D BIOS should be disabled)

Shared Storage: ISIS Copper Gb-Ethernet

Slot #6 normal default location. For one specific config move to slot#5. See info below.

For ISIS 3.2 or later (connected to ISIS 5000 only) with client running

WinXP 32-bit O.S. - Move Intel PRO 1000 PT to slot #5 (from slot #6, normal location). Using the Intel PRO 1000 PT in slot #5 also requires

Intel driver v14.7.

Shared Storage: ISIS Copper Gb-Ethernet

Slot #6 normal default location. For one specific config move to slot#5. See info below.

For ISIS 3.2 or later (connected to ISIS 5000 only) with client running

WinXP 32-bit O.S. - Move Intel PRO 1000 PF to slot #5 (from slot #6, normal location). Using the Intel PRO 1000 PF in slot #5 also requires

Intel driver v14.7.

Shared Storage: Unity MediaNet Fibre Atto FC-41ES

Chelsio S310E-SR

7030-20171-01 #6

Shared Storage: ISIS 7000 only, 10Gb-Ethernet

Qualified only with Windows XP 32-bit and Vista 64-bit O.S. Cannot be used with Win7 O.S.or ISIS 5000

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Specific Important qualified HBA Support Notes

DX Interface HBA Support Note: (See reference pictures on following page of this guide).

1) Active DX interface HBA (7030-30048-01 and 7030-20084-01) function with all XW8600 DX supported releases of Media Composer and NewsCutter. (Media Composer 3.5.4 and NewsCutter 7.5.4 or later releases).

2) Passive DX interface HBA (7030-30021-01) requires Media Composer 3.5.9 or NewsCutter 7.5.9 or later version software. Running the passive version DX HIB with prior software releases may result in instability.

***

Intel PRO 1000 PT and PF HBA - ISIS 5000 / 7000 Support Note .

1) Normally installed in slot #6 for ISIS 7000 / 5000. See exception below.

2) Exception - For ISIS 3.2 or later (connected to ISIS 5000 only) with client running WinXP 32-bit O.S.

Move Intel PRO 1000 PT / PF to slot #5 (from slot #6 which is the slot it normally resides in). Using the Intel PRO 1000 PT / PF in slot #5 also requires Intel driver v14.7.

Chelsio S310E-SR 10Gb Interface HBA Support Note .

1) Qualified only with Windows XP 32-bit and Vista 64-bit O.S. Cannot be used with Win7 O.S.

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4.) Slot Configuration:

Slot #

Electrical

PCI 32bit /33MHz x16 PCI-E x4 PCI-E x16 or x8 PCI-E

(Set to x8 electrical via system BIOS)

X8 or x1 PCI-E

(Set to x8 electrical via system BIOS) x4 PCI-E

PCI-X 133MHz

Mechanical

PCI 32/33 x16 x8 x16 x8 x8

PCI-X

64-bit

DX Hardware configs

Matrox MX02 Mini configs

AJA IO Express configs

1394 Adrenaline DNA Hardware

1394 Mojo-SDI DNA Hardware

Configs

Do Not Use. Will cause PCI BUS contention with embedded (front-panel / rear-panel) 1394 controller ports.

Not Used

1394 PCI HBA required

(w 4K buffers)

AVID 1394 DNA hardware must connect to the PCI 1394b 4K Buffer

HBA

Quadro FX 3700

Optional: 1394a PCI-E Firewire Card

Secondary 1394 adapter for Adrenaline /

Mojo configurations for support of a 2 nd

1394 device (camera / deck etc).

PCI-Express 1394a controller only.

Avid HIB, DX Interface HBA

Active: 7030-30048-01 & 7030-20084-01

(all s/w releases)

Passive: 7030-30021-01

(Requires M/C – Symphony s/w releases 3.5.9 or later and NewsCutter 7.5.9 or later)

Matrox MX02 Mini PCI-E Interface HBA

AJA IO Express PCI-E Interface HBA

Not Used

Local Storage Controllers:

Atto R380 – Avid VideoRAID ST (5-bay) SAS support

Atto R380 – Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti (5-bay) SAS support

Atto UL5D - Legacy u320 SCSI support (The UL5D BIOS should be disabled)

Shared Storage Controllers:

Intel PRO 1000 PT and PF with only the following config: ISIS 3.2 or later s/w with ISIS 5000 Hardware and Win XP 32-bit client.

Using the Intel PRO 1000 PT or PF in slot #5 also requires Intel driver v14.7.

For all other shared storage configs Intel PRO 1000 PT / PF reside in slot #6

Shared Storage Controllers:

Atto FC-41ES – MediaNet LAN Share

Intel PRO 1000 PT – ISIS 5000 / 7000

Intel PRO 1000 PF – ISIS 5000 / 7000

Chelsio S310E-SR - 10Gb ISIS 7000

** Important – This slot shares the same bus as the embedded SAS 1068 controller. This is particularly important for users utilizing the embedded SAS ports to interface to a local storage array such as the Avid VideoRAID SR.

Installation of any non-specified HBA into this slot (in particular a PCI 32bit/33MHz HBA) will result in severely degraded performance of the embedded

SAS controller and associated storage. This slot should not be used if the embedded SAS controller / external SAS ports of the XW8600 are utilized.

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5.) 1394 (Adrenaline / Mojo) DNA configuration requirements (slot #1 requirement)

1394 Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo must connect via an add-in 1394a Firewire card (with 4K buffer) installed in Slot #1

The XW8600 embedded 1394 port cannot be used.

Qualified Firewire card: 1394a 4k Buffer Firewire Card, Avid P/N: 7030-20154-01, PCI 32-bit/33MHz

6.) Utilization of the XW8600 embedded (on-board) 1394 ports.

Configuration On-board 1394 Utilization Notes

1394 Adrenaline H/W

1394 Mojo H/W

Configs

DX Hardware

Matrox MX02 Mini

Hardware configs

No, do not use on-board 1394.

Avid specified add-in 1394a controller required in slot #1 for

1394 Adrenaline / 1394 Mojo connectivity.

Yes - Supports 1394 Deck /

Camera / Disk Drive

( 1394 disk drives are recommended only for file transfers)

Embedded 1394 Not supported for connectivity to

AVID 1394 DNA (Adrenaline / Mojo) hardware.

For Adrenaline / Mojo configs the embedded 1394 controller cannot be used. An add-in 1394 controller with 4K buffer is required in slot #1. The 1394 add-in controller in slot # 1 shares same bus as embedded 1394 ports which results in the inability to use the on-board 1394 for any purpose with

1394 Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo configurations due to potential system bus contention issues..

Please Note: The XW8600’s embedded 1394 controller / ports share the same bus as slot#1 (PCI

32bit /33MHz). As a result slot#1 must be left empty for DX, Matrox MX02 or software only configurations when using the embedded 1394 ports for camera / deck interface to avoid system bus contention issues.

AJA IO Express

Hardware configs

S/W Only

Yes - Supports 1394 Deck /

Camera / Disk Drive

( 1394 disk drives are recommended only for file transfers)

7.) Secondary 1394 port for 1394 Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo configs

For all 1394 Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo configurations, a secondary 1394 port (for support of a 2 nd

1394 device such as a Camera / Deck / Disk drive) must be established via an add in PCI-E 1394 controller installed in slot #3. For further details see information above for slot #3 configuration

8.) 1394 Adrenaline / 1394 Mojo-SDI / Win7 Flamethrower issue

Windows 7 users running 1394 Adrenaline / 1394 Mojo-SDI DNA hardware, may experience random Flamethrower errors when working with Media Composer 5.0 and NewsCutter 9.0. To resolve this, use the Legacy OHCI 1394 driver.

For more details, see KB article 373959 (link below): http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=373959&ssdFilterCommunity15=1408&ssdFilterCommunit y13=0&ssdFilterCommunity11=0&ssdFilterCommunity10=368&ssdFilter_SearchKeyWord=Win7+legacy+driver&page=1

&ssdSearchOperator=0&ssdFilterCommunity3=0&Hilite=Win7+legacy+driver

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HP XW8600 Slot Layout

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9.) Various Configuration Issues:

A.) D/X hardware configs –

Active DX interface HBA’s (P/N’s 7030-30048-01 and 7030-20084-01) pictured below function with all Z400 DX supported releases of Symphony, Media Composer and NewsCutter. (Media Composer / Symphony 3.5.4 and

NewsCutter 7.5.4 or later releases).

7030-30048-01 7030-20084-01

Passive DX interface HBA (7030-30021-01) pictured below requires minimum Symphony / Media Composer

3.5 9 or NewsCutter 7.5.9 version software. Running the passive version DX HIB with prior software releases may result in instability.

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B.) Qualified Avid system BIOS version(s): (As of this writing):

If the XW8600 has BIOS version 1.17 or earlier installed, it is mandatory that the BIOS be updated to an

“AVID qualified” BIOS. Failure to update the XW8600 to an “Avid qualified BIOS” may result in non-optimal operation of the AVID software and hardware.

- 1.18 (Minimum BIOS version for Avid environments with XP and Vista).

- Also qualified ver 1.24, ver 1.27, ver 1.32, ver 1.35

*, v er 1.36**

* Ver 1.35 minimum version BIOS recommendation for Win7 O.S. Environments

**Ver 1.36 HP highly recommends ver 1.36 for systems running a 64-bit O.S.

Current Avid qualified XW8600 BIOS information and installers is maintained at the following Avid KB link: http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=267609&Hilite=hp+bios

Required system BIOS change to set PCI-E speeds for slots #4 and #5

During boot up press F10 at the white HP screen, for Set Up.

Select English. <Enter>

Select the Advanced tab

Select Chipset / Memory <Enter>

Select PCIe Lane Allocation (SLOT4: SLOT5)

Default setting is AUTO

Change this setting from AUTO to x8:x8

Press F10 to Save

Save Changes and Exit

C.) WinXP 32-bit Configuration Issue:

Windows XP 32-bit memory utility: (AVID Install3GB utility) (Does not apply to systems running Vista 64-bit).

Upon completion of the AVID software installation, the AVID / WinXP 32-bit memory utility must be run to properly configure the WinXP 32-bit environment to run AVID software. This utility is named “Install3GB” and resides in the following folder location c:\ Programs \ Avid \ Utilities \ 3GB. Simply double-click on the

“Install3GB” utility and enter the proper parameter for your particular AVID configuration. The “Install3GB” utility is user friendly and will walk the user through determination of the proper setting. This utility only needs to be run once and will create the proper permanent WinXP 32-bit operating system setting. Should your AVID hardware / software configuration ever change, simply rerun the utility and reconfigure WinXP 32-bit as needed. The “Install3GB” utility should never be run for a Vista 64-bit environment (WinXP 32-bit only).

D.) Nvidia Qualified Drivers:

Nvidia qualified drivers

AVID Software

Media Composer / Symphony

NewsCutter

Media Composer / Symphony

NewsCutter

Media Composer / Symphony

NewsCutter

Version(s)

4.0.3 and later

8.0.3 and later

3.5.4 to 4.0.2

7.5.4 to 8.0.2

3.0 to 3.51

7.0 to 7.51

Minimum Rev Nvidia Driver

Required

190.38

182.65

169.47

After installation of the AVID software the supported Nvidia driver can be found in the following directory:

Program Files / Avid / Utilities / Nvidia

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Set optimized Nvidia driver settings for Avid editing environments:

For driver version 190.38 make the following setting for “Power Management Mode”

1. Right-Click on the desktop

2. Select Nvidia Control Panel

3. Select Manage 3D Settings

4. Select “Global Settings” Tab

5. Under the “Global Settings” tab select “Base Profile” as shown in the picture below:

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6. Scroll down and locate the “Power Management Mode” feature. The default setting is “Adaptive” as shown in the picture below.

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7. For the “Power management mode” feature, select “Prefer maximum performance” as shown in the picture below.

8. Depress the “Apply” button.

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For driver version 190.38 make the following setting for “Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration”

1. Stay in the “Manage 3D Settings” and “Base Profile” area

2. Select “Global Settings” Tab

3. Scroll down and locate the “Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration” feature. See picture below. The setting should be set to “Multiple display performance mode”. If not set properly, select Multiple display performance mode and depress the “Apply” button. (The other settings are “Single display performance mode” and “Compatibility performance mode”. These settings are not recommended for

Avid editing environments).

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E.) Serial Port Deck Control:

Serial Port Deck Control:

The HP XW8600 workstation does have an embedded serial port. The embedded serial-port has been qualified by

Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments. Primary or secondary / additional serial port deck control can be established via two methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in

Avid environments)

1. Addenda model RS-USB / 4 direct USB-to-RS422 serial adapter. This is a simple device which connects directly from a

USB port of the Z800 directly to the RS422 port of a deck.

http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rsUSB4.php

2. Combination of a Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS USB-to-serial-port adapter with Addenda Rosetta

Stone model RS – 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter

- Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS (AVID P/N 7080-20013-01) http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&EID=13384&txtModelID=3914

- Addenda Rosetta Stone (or equivalent) model RS – 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter (AVID P/N

7070-00507-01) http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rs28.php

To connect the Keyspan 19HS / Addenda RS -2/8 combination:

- Install the Keyspan 19HS driver before plugging the device into a Z800 USB port.

- Once the Keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the Keyspan 19HS into a Z800 USB port.

- The Keyspan 19HS will now show up in device driver.

- Using a serial cable, connect the 9-pin serial port of the Keyspan 19HS USB adapter to the port of the

Addenda marked RS232 from PC

Using a 2 nd

serial port cable connect the port of the Addenda marked “RS422 to VTR” to the deck control serial port of the deck.

F.) O.S. setting recommendations for optimum performance with Avid Editing applications:

The following links provide O.S. setting suggestions for ensuring optimum performance when working with your Avid editing application with a Windows operating system.

- Optimizations for Video Editors - Windows Vista or Win 7 http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=390339

- Optimizations for Video Editors – Windows XP http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=390331

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G.) Supported external local SAS storage connectivity via embedded SAS controller and ports:

Supported

- AVID VideoRAID SR (16-bay)

- Xtore StudioRAID 16Re (16-bay) / 5Te (5-bay) chassis

The XW8600 can support: a. Up to two external AVID VideoRAID SR (16-bay) SAS local storage chassis b. Mix and match of up to two external Xtore StudioRAID 16Re (16-bay) / 5Te (5-bay) chassis

Simultaneous connectivity of AVID VideoRAID and Xtore chassis is not formally qualified or recommended.

External SAS Port 2 External SAS Port 1

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H.) Set Windows “Visual Effects” for “best performance”:

(Please Note: Windows 7 screen shots shown for reference. WinXP and Vista screens will vary).

1. Right-Click on My Computer / Computer

2. Select Properties

3. The screen below will be displayed:

4. On the left side of the screen above, locate and select “Advanced system settings”

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5. The System properties window will be displayed. (Picture below).

6. Under the “Advanced” tab depress the “Settings...” button for performance.

7. The “performance Options” window will be displayed. (Picture below).

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8. Under the “Visual Effects” tab select the “Adjust for best performance” selection. (Picture below).

9. Depress the “Apply” button

10. Reboot Windows

11. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete.

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I.) ATTO UL5D issue: When an ATTO UL5D PCI-E u320 SCSI controller is installed in slot #5, the UL5D BIOS must be disabled or the following warning may be reported during system boot: (Also the UL5D BIOS must be disabled for proper operation when connected to an AVID VideoRAID RTR u320 SCSI).

110 – Out of memory space for option ROMS.

The option ROM for the following device was unable to run due to memory constraints. If you choose to continue, one or more

PCI devices may not work properly

To disable the UL5D BIOS and eliminate the above warning, perform one of the following:

A. AVID Knowledge Base article 273945, http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=273945&Hilite=UL5D

Install Atto UL5D configuration tool and launch the software.

Expand the Express PCI UL5D menu, and click on Channel.

The Boot Driver has to be disabled on both channels of the UL5D.

Configure the UL5D per this screenshot, and do this for both Channel 1 and Channel 2

B. Or during system boot perform the following:

Reboot the system

2. Hit “Escape” to clear the HP splash screen

3. Hit Ctrl-Z when the following Atto UL5D BIOS message prompts

*********************************************

** ATTO ExpressPCI ™ Version 2.10 **

***** Press [Ctrl + Z] for Setup Utility *****

4. Select 1 - Adapter menu

5. Select 2 - Configure Both Adapter Channels

6. For ver 2.10 firmware

Select Host Adapter BIOS

Select “Disabled” using [Page Up] / [Page Down]

For ver 2.27 firmware

Select Boot Driver

Select “Disabled” using [Page Up] / [Page Down]

8. Press “ESC”

9. Press “ESC”

10. Select 4 – Save Parameters and Exit

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J.) Intel PRO 1000 PT for ISIS connectivity: For proper operation and connectivity of the Intel PRO 1000 PT with ISIS the following are required:

1. For the Intel PRO 1000 PT driver, under the performance settings, change the following parameters:

- Receive Buffers to 1024

- Transmit Buffers to 1024

2. Disable the windows firewall.

Intel PRO 1000 PT Driver: The proper driver can be found in the ISIS software directory: Tools_3rdParty / Drivers_and_Firmware

To set the Intel PRO 1000 PT Receive / Transmit buffers:

Go to device manager and select each instance of the device named Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter which will be used for ISIS connectivity.

Select performance options and then select Properties.

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Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024

Perform this for each instance of the device named “Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter” which will be used for ISIS connectivity.

Disable the windows firewall:

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Revision Update

Revision

Date

Jan 30 th

2008

March 21 st

2008

June 17 2008

Name

Joe Conforti

Mike Fortin

Joe Conforti

Dec 15, 2008

March 20 th

2010

Joe Conforti

March 21 st

2010 Joe Conforti

March 2nd 2011 Joe Conforti

G March 24 th

2011 Joe Conforti

Update

Initial Release

Added 4K buffer 1394 card for Adrenaline and Mojo configurations

Added further clarification for the Intel PT Pro 1000 HBA requirement / utilization.

General Update / Clarifications / ISIS 2.0 support

Details for Media Composer 5.0 / Symphony 5.0, NewsCutter 9.0 releases including info for Win7 support, Matrox MX02 Mini etc.

Also General Update / Clarifications

Corrected Win7 NewsCutter ver to 9.0

Added support for: Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5,

NewsCutter 9.5, AJA IO Express, new DX Interface HBA,

AIC Xtore storage, specified optimized Nvidia driver settings.

Clarifications: Win7 Legacy Driver use for 1394 DNA products,

O.S. utilization for Chelsio S310E-SR 10Gb HBA, Serial Deck

Control, SAS connectivity (embedded SAS ports), Set Windows

“Visual Effects” for best performance. Added O.S. setting recommendations for optimum performance with Avid Editing applications. Also, general updates and clarifications.

Removed all references to LSI 9200-8e SAS controller (not required because the XW8600 has embedded SAS controller).

Added support for Xtore StudioRAID 5Ti, Clarified external SAS storage arrays supported via embedded SAS, Simplified chart on page 5

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- Move Intel PRO 1000 PT and PF to slot #5 (from slot #6). This change also requires Intel driver v14.7.

This does not apply to ISIS 7000 connectivity. For ISIS 5000 /

7000 / ISIS 3.2 or later / and all O.S. client other than WinXP 32bit, the Intel PRO 1000 PT and PF will remain in slot #6.

SP1 for Win7 formally supported starting with M/C 5.5.2,

Symphony 5.5.2, NewsCutter 9.5.2 releases

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Key features

Supported Operating Systems
Qualified Avid Editing Applications and Hardware
Avid qualified HBA info
Slot Configuration
1394 (Adrenaline / Mojo) DNA configuration requirements
Utilization of the XW8600 embedded (on-board) 1394 ports
Secondary 1394 port for 1394 Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo configs
1394 Adrenaline / 1394 Mojo-SDI / Win7 Flamethrower issue
Various Configuration Issues
Supported external local SAS storage connectivity via embedded SAS

Frequently asked questions

The supported operating systems are Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2), Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 32-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2) (Only with releases prior to Media Composer 5.0, Symphony 5.0 and NewsCutter 9.0), Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2), Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 32-bit Edition (SP2 / SP3), and Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition.

The minimum Avid software version required depends on the operating system and hardware being used. For example, Media Composer 5.0, Symphony 5.0, and NewsCutter 9.0 require Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition, Vista 64-bit Edition, and XP 32-bit Edition, respectively.

The slot layout for the XW8600 is specific to the hardware being used. For example, the DX Hardware configs require a specific slot configuration, as do the Matrox MX02 Mini configs and the AJA IO Express configs.

1394 Adrenaline and 1394 Mojo hardware must be connected via an add-in 1394a Firewire card (with 4K buffer) installed in Slot #1. The XW8600 embedded 1394 port cannot be used.