EDIT2's workstation
is a custom built unit, in which a Dell Precision 530 workstation has been
installed in a Dell Power Edge 6400 server cabinet. This hybrid unit, which
combines the thinking behind both workstatioons and servers, could well
be the prototype for a new generation of high-end media workstations. |
Apart
from minor modifications to the 6400 chassis which allow the rear panel
of a 530 to be mounted, this is a straightforward customisation.
The retention of the 530
rear panel is very important, as without this, the carefully designed airflow
of the 530 is not preserved. The 530 rear panel and motherboard must retain
exactly the same relationship to each other in the 6400 chassis.
This is a suberb modification
for a broadcast television environment in which 19" rack mounting is standard.
The mainframe is mounted on sliding rails, allowing easy access for maintenance. |
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System
configuration
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Precision 530 motherboard in Dell Power Edge
6400 cabinet
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3 x redundant power supplies, enhanced internal
cooling
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Intel 860 chipset 400MHz FSB
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2 x Intel 1.7GHz P4 Xeon processors
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256KB L2 cache
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1GB PC800 Rambus RAM (2x512MB)
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Matrox Millenium G450 dual head graphics adaptor
4xAGP
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2 x Dell Ultra Scan P991 19" Trinitron monitors
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Integrated UATA-100 disc controller
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4 x USB, 2 x seriel, 1 x parallel 1 x IEE1394(Firewire)
ports
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Integrated single channel U160 SCSI controller
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Integrated 10/100 Mbit 3-Com network adaptor
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Integrated SB compatible audio card (disabled)
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Creative SB 1024 Live! Audio card
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///FAST MUltimedia silver. NLE codec card
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1.44MB 3.50" floppy drive
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1.20MB 5.25" floppy drive
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40GB UATA-100 IDE System drive
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40GB UATA-100 IDE Data drive
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20GB SCSI U160 Data drive
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20/48x CDRW drive
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DVD/CD ROM drive
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PERC3/DC RAID controller with 128MB RAM and
battery backup
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2 x Dell Power Vault 201s -
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each with 8 x 73GB 1.6" SCSI 10,000 rpm media
drives
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Dell quiet touch keyboard
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///FAST multimedia silver.control remote panel
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Logitech cordless wheel mouse
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Precision
530 IRQ settings -
The 530 has eight IRQ channels, which
are designated as follows -
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INTA |
INTB |
INTC |
INTD |
Slot 1 |
b |
c |
d |
a |
Slot 2 |
c |
d |
a |
b |
Slot 3 |
d |
a |
b |
c |
Slot 4 |
e |
f |
g |
h |
Slot 5 |
f |
g |
e |
h |
Slot 2, 4, 5 and SCSI channel do not share
IRQ's
On-board devices -
3C905c NIC |
H |
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AC-97 Audio |
B |
(Disabled) |
SMBUS |
B |
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AGP |
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SCSI |
G |
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USB1 |
D |
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USB2 |
H |
(Disabled) |
IEEE 1394 |
A |
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A judicious planning of the installation
of PCI devices and enablement of on-boad resources makes it possible to
ensure that critical devices do not share IRQ channels with other critical
devices. |
EDIT2
slot configuration -
Slot# |
Slot type |
Device |
0 |
AGP |
Matrox G450 AGP |
1 |
32-bit |
Creative SB1024 |
2 |
32-bit |
///FAST silver. NLE codec |
3 |
32-bit |
not used |
4 |
64-bit |
PERC3/DC RAID controller |
5 |
64-bit |
not used |
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EDIT2
Windows 2000 IRQ allocations -
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