Issues using Matrox RT2000 and RT2500 video editing such as dropped frames, out-of-sync audio, or choppy playback.
The Matrox (RT2000)and RT2500 is a "…real time editing platform….to easily capture analog and digital video from a variety of sources, edit projects in real time…then deliver to tape, DVD, CD, and the web….
Tests by Matrox have shown that 1394a (400Mbps) hard drives are not capable of sustaining the data transfer rates that are needed for video editing with the RT2500.
Recommended setup:
- Use a 1394b (800Mbps) Maxtor external coupled with a 1394b interface controller.
- add an additional internal ATA hard drive dedicated for audio and…
Most SCSI RAID controllers will accept different kinds of hard drives. The hard drives should match in capacity points and rotational (RPM) speed. At best, all drives in an array will be identical–at the same firmware revision level.
RAID can be used with any size hard drive. The smallest capacity drive will determine the largest logical volume size for all drives in the array.
Whenever possible select drives from an approved vendor drive compatibility list. This ensures that the hard drive is tested, and should function reliably with your SCSI RAID controller. Untested configurations ’should work’ too. But for best results, select only tested and…
Problem:
After changing RAID modes, the Download and Public shares are sometimes not available. This is an intermittent problem, typically when changing to SPAN mode.
Cause:
This is a firmware issue, and will be fixed in a follow-on release.
Solution:
As a workaround, restore the system to factory defaults, and then select the new RAID mode.
The intial release of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB Drive were available with a RAID 0 (Striped) volume only. Products in question that solely possess RAID 0 capability have a Kit Number that starts with "G0".
Later releases of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB are available with RAID 0/1 capabilities. 600GB products with RAID 1 functionality have Kit Numbers that start with "C0". All OneTouch III Turbo 1TB models are avaible with RAID 0/1 capability.
While it’s not possible to determine if a OneTouch III Turbo 600GB Drive has RAID 0/1 capabilities based on its model number or serial number, and you may…
The following are the steps necessary to configure a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume on your OneTouch III Turbo 1TB drive:
Note: Currently only the OneTouch III Turbo 1TB (Terabyte) drives provide RAID 1 (Mirrored) support. Configuring a RAID volume is a data destructive process. It is strongly recommended that you backup any/all data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive before proceeding.
- Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows Desktop. This will launch the Onetouch Manager application.
Note: If this icon has been removed from the desktop, click Start > Programs (All Program for Windows XP) > Maxtor > OneTouch > Maxtor OneTouchT Manager
- Click on the Settings button.…
Why can’t my OneTouch III Turbo 600GB drive be configured with a RAID 1 (Mirrored) volume?
The intial release of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB Drive were available with a RAID 0 (Striped) volume only. Products in question that solely possess RAID 0 capability have a Kit Number that starts with "G0".
Later releases of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB are available with RAID 0/1 capabilities. 600GB products with RAID 1 functionality have Kit Numbers that start with "C0". All OneTouch III Turbo 1TB models are avaible with RAID 0/1 capability.
While it’s not possible to determine if a OneTouch III Turbo…
How do I configure a RAID 1 volume on my OneTouch III Turbo Edition 1TB Drive in Windows?
The following are the steps necessary to configure a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume on your OneTouch III Turbo 1TB drive:
Currently only the OneTouch III Turbo 1TB (Terabyte) drives provide RAID 1 (Mirrored) support. Configuring a RAID volume is a data destructive process. It is strongly recommended that you backup any/all data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive before proceeding.
- Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows Desktop. This will launch the Onetouch Manager application.
If this icon has been removed…
I don’t need the redundancy of RAID five and want more usable disk space. Can I configure the NAS 4000 Series without RAID 5?
Yes, you can the NAS 4000 Series for JBOD (just a bunch of disks), spanned, spanned and mirrored, or striped disk configurations.
The Maxtor Onetouch III Turbo drive will be released as a 600 gigabyte (GB) RAID 0 model, and a 1 terabyte (1 TB, 1000 GB) RAID 0/1 model.
RAID 1 can now be used with the OneTouch III Turbo 600 GB models with updated installation software.
Highlights
- User-configurable RAID solution
- Use RAID 0 for high performance disk striping or RAID 1 for automatic mirroring
- Up to 1 TB storage capacity
- FireWire® 800 for fast data transfer
- Oxford 924 chipset
- Pre-formatted for Mac; easily formatted for Windows®
- Available in RAID 0 only, and RAID 0 / RAID 1 (user configurable) configurations.
What does this mean?
Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo drives…
Why does my WD My Book Premium II drive crash when I try to rebuild the RAID array?
Problem:
The Mac WD Drive Manager crashes when trying to rebuild the RAID array on the My Book Premium II external hard drive.
Cause:
Appears to be an issue with Mac 10.5 and 1394 Firewire. There are no known issues with Mac 10.4.x or USB.
Solution:
Connect the drive to the USB port, and re-run the WD Drive Manager to reconfigure the RAID to the desired array.
