Matrox DigiSuite LX MAX, Руководство пользователя и инструкция по установке

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Chapter 7, Configuring Your DigiSuite LX MAX
¯Note The test files will be deleted automatically from your drives when
the test has finished. If the test ends abnormally, such as during a power
failure, the test files (named
testcfg.vid for the Single Stream test or
testcfg1.vid and testcfg2.vid for the Dual Stream test) will remain in the
root directory of each tested drive. You should delete these files from your
drives.
Notes on configuring your storage devices for use
with DigiSuite LX MAX
Recommended storage devices
Hard disks play an important role in the overall functionality of any
DigiSuite LX MAX system. Although your DigiSuite LX MAX should be
compatible with most storage solutions now available on the market
(EIDE, SCSI, SSA, Fibre Channel), choosing and configuring an adequate
storage solution that suits your particular needs is a difficult task that
should only be performed by an experienced technician or systems
integrator. See the Customer Support section on our web site at
www.matrox.com/videoweb/support for up-to-date information on
recommended storage devices, test results, references, and so on.
Formatting your SCSI drives
It’s important to format your SCSI A/V drives using the Windows NT File
System (NTFS) and not the traditional File Allocation Table (FAT) system
or the newer FAT32 system.
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To do this, choose
Start > Settings > Control
Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk
Management
. Right-click the drive you wish to format and choose
Format
. In the
File System
box, select
NTFS
.
Creating a striped volume
When creating a striped volume using Windows 2000
Create Volume
Wizard
, make sure you choose
Striped volume
as your volume type. If
you accidentally create a
Spanned volume
, your drives will appear to
work as a striped volume, but their performance will be degraded.
Copying files
Do not copy audio or video files between NTFS and FAT drives. Such files
may become unusable.
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NTFS is preferred for use with video editing applications because it supports much larger file sizes than
FAT32 as well as better file security.