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from ‘typical’ (i.e., less demanding) operating environments. Naturally, NewTek cannot
guarantee that hard drives obtained from such sources will provide performance adequate to
TriCaster’s requirements. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind if you employ hard drives
purchased from other sources:
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All else being equal, larger drives are normally faster – try to use 1TB drives or above.
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Use SATA 3.0GB/s drives with rotational speed of 7200 R.P.M. (or better).
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Drives should have a larger onboard cache (32Mb or better is recommended).
A.1.7 CONNECT AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE?
Connect a suitable USB cable from the external hard drive to one of TriCaster’s USB2.0 ports.
Note that the hard drive should probably be formatted using the NTSF file system (the FAT file
system chokes on exported files exceeding 4 Gigabytes, as will often be the case).
A.1.8 EJECT A HARD DRIVE?
8. Launch TriCaster, and click the Open icon on the Home page of the Startup Screen .
9. Click the Eject gadget for the hard drive you wish to safely disconnect (see Section
5.2.2).
or…
10. Click the Eject button in the titlebar of the Live Desktop (see Section 6.5.2).
A.1.9 CONNECT TALLY LIGHTS?
External tally light devices and their connections vary widely. Please refer to Section 3.7.1 for
details on TriCaster’s tally light jack implementation.
A.1.10 CONNECT TO A NETWORK?
Please refer to Section 3.14 and Chapter 14.