AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual

1.2 Package Contents

AVerMedia LX5000

LX5000: 1/2 x AVerMedia Video Capture Card

1 x LAN Card (REALTEK RTL8139)

1 x CD (includes LX5000 software, Linux Operating System, RemoteManager S/W, and User’s Manual)

Optional: I/O Box, and I/O Cable

1.3 Manual Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this manual.

Type

 

Stands for

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

[paren.]

Keys on the keyboard

 

 

[Enter]

 

 

 

 

 

“Quotes”

Words to be typed in

 

 

“AVerMedia”

 

 

 

 

Italic

User in each authorization level

 

Administrator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

of

a

dialog

box,

 

Bold

Sections/Option title in the dialog

Operation

 

box/Field names/Buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlined

Table columns

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution Message: These messages are to advise you to proceed carefully. Failure to pay attention could result in damage to the system and may put personnel and environment at risk.

Informational Message: These messages are intended to provide additional information for the purpose of clarification.

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AVerMedia LX5000 User’s Manual

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Hardware Recommendations

CPU

Intel Celeron 800 (Pentium III 800 MHz or above

 

is recommended)

 

(AMD K6, K7 temporarily not supported)

 

 

Operating System

Linux RedHat, included with the AVerMedia

 

LX5000 CD

 

 

VGA Card

Capable of 1024 x 768 resolution or greater

 

 

1. nVidia GeForce 2 / 3 MX series

 

2. nVidia GeForce 4 Ti4200 / 4600 / 4800 series

 

3. Ati Radeon 8500 / 9000 / 9700 Pro

Motherboard

Intel Chipset with 6 PCI slots recommended

 

List of motherboards tested:

 

ASUS P4B533

 

ASUS P4B533E

 

MSI 854E MAX2

 

ABIT-SA6R (PIII/Celeron)

 

 

Hard Disk Space

80GB or higher

 

 

System RAM

128 MB (more recommended)

 

 

Video Frame Size

320 x 240, 640 x 480

 

 

Video

NTSC or PAL

 

 

Video Input

Standard analog video signal

 

 

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