irq requirements

    dvstorm requires one free irq. while dvstorm can share irqs with other devices, many devices that report they can share irqs do not share irqs properly.

    for best results, try to get dvstorm on its own irq, preferably 9 or higher.

    pci slot requirements

    dvstorm requires a free pci v2.1 slot. dvstorm does not support acpi and installing dvstorm will disable suspend and hibernate mode in windows 2000 systems installed with acpi hals.

    for best results, we highly recommend against installing dvstorm in the pci slot that shares resources with the agp slot, as this can often cause problems.

    graphics board

    to display and overlay video on the vga monitor you need a graphics board that supports hardware directdraw and directdraw overlay. check the canopus website for a list of compatible vga cards, or use storm test to check your card's compatibility.

    hard disk requirements

    when working with dv data in real-time, a high sustained data throughput is necessary. we recommend a dedicated hard disk with a sustained data transfer rate of at least 10mb/sec for video. popular video editing storage configurations include ultraata33 drives, ultraata66 drives, ultra wide scsi controllers and ultra wide scsi hard disks.