KONA - PC

KONA for PC Supported System Configurations

The AJA support and engineering team target only Enterprise Class Workstations. The slot placement is based on an engineering analysis of the motherboard for performance and available bandwidth. These are the required HD / 2K workflow configurations for the KONA product line.


Expansion Slot Placement for: HP Z800

At this time AJA supports the KONA 3, LHi & LSe for 2K / HD / SD editing on the HP Z800 Workstation. Slot placement for the LSe is not as crucial for SD editing.

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x (8x) 3 / LHi
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI 33Mhz Other / Empty
Slot 7 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x (8x) Storage / Empty
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHi
Slot 6 PCI 33Mhz Other / Empty
Slot 7 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty


Expansion Slot Placement for: HP Z600

At this time AJA supports the KONA 3, LHi & LSe for 2K / HD / SD editing on the HP Z600 Workstation. Slot placement for the LSe is not as crucial for SD editing.

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x)   Storage/Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 8x (4x)   Storage/Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHi
Slot 5 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 6 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x)   LHi
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 8x (4x)   Storage/Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage/Empty
Slot 5 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 6 PCI 33Mhz Empty

Expansion Slot Placement for: Dell T7500

At this time AJA supports the KONA 3, LHi & LSe for 2K / HD / SD editing on the T7500 Workstation. Slot placement for the LSe is not as crucial for SD editing.

Based on chipset similarities the T5500 should also work with the same 3 / LHi slot configurations

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 16x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 16x (8x) Storage / Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHi
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x (8) Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI 33Mhz Other / Empty
Slot 7 PCIX 133 Storage / Empty
Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 16x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 16x (8x) 3 / LHi
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x (8) Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI 33Mhz Other / Empty
Slot 7 PCIX 133 Storage / Empty

Expansion Slot Placement for: Boxx 8500

At this time AJA supports the KONA 3, LHi & LSe for 2K / HD / SD editing on the Boxx 8500 Workstation. Slot placement for the LSe is not as crucial for SD editing.

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 8x (4x) 3 / LHi
Slot 3 PCI-e 4x (1x) Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x GPU
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 3 PCI-e 4x (1x) Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x LHi
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x GPU

Expansion Slot Placement for: HP XW8600

For a motherboard block diagram

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Additional Notes*

To use Slot 5 the BIOS must be
set to 8 lane. If using the Internal SAS controller for storage AJA only supports the 3 / LHe
in slot 4 or 5. If using SLI AJA only supports the
3 / LH in Slot 7.

 

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 2 PCI-e 8x (4x) 3 / LHi
Slot 3 PCI-e 4x (1x) Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x GPU
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHe
Slot 5 PCI-e 8x Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 7 PCI-X 133 Storage / Empty

Expansion Slot Placement for: Tyan i5396

 

For a motherboard block diagram

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Additional Notes*

The PCI-X Bus, slots 1 and 2 are a shared bus. If you use the KONA card in any of the PCI-X slots the remaining slots must be empty.

 

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 2 PCI-X 133 3 / LH
Slot 3 PCI-X 133 Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty / SLI
Slot 5 PCI-e 8x (1x) Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI-e 16x GPU
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 2 PCI-X 133 Storage / Empty
Slot 3 PCI-X 133 Storage / Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHe
Slot 5 PCI-e 8x (1x) Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI-e 16x GPU

Expansion Slot Placement for: Dell T7400

 

For a motherboard block diagram

CLICK HERE

 

Additional Notes*

The PCI-X Bus, slots 5, 6 and 7 are a shared bus. If you use the KONA card in any of the PCI-X slots the remaining slots must be empty.

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty / SLI
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Empty
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Empty
Slot 7 PCI-X 100 3 / LH
     
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHe
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage / Empty
Slot 7 PCI-X 100 Storage / Empty
     

Expansion Slot Placement for: Dell T5400

 

For a motherboard block diagram

CLICK HERE

 

Additional Notes*

The PCI-X Bus, slots 5 and 6 are a shared bus. If you use the KONA card in any of the PCI-X slots the remaining slots must be empty.

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty / SLI
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Empty
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 3 / LH
     
Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHe
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Storage / Empty
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage / Empty
     

Expansion Slot Placement for: Boxx 8400 / SuperMicro X7DWA-N

 

For a motherboard block diagram

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Additional Notes*

If using the PCI-X version of the KONA card in slot 1, slot 2 must be empty.

Option 1    
Slot 0 PCII-U N/A
Slot 1 PCI-X 133 Storage / Empty
Slot 2 PCI-X 133 Storage / Empty
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHe
Slot 5 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 6 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 7 IPMI N/A
   
Option 2    
Slot 0 PCII-U N/A
Slot 1 PCI-X 133 3 / LH
Slot 2 PCI-X 133 Empty
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x Storage / Empty
Slot 5 PCI 33Mhz Empty
Slot 6 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 7 IPMI N/A
   

Expansion Slot Placement for: HP XW 8400 / Boxx 8300 / TYAN S2696

 

For a motherboard block diagram

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Additional Notes*

There are subtle engineering diffference between the Tyan S2696 Motherboard
and the XW8400.

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 8x (4x) Storage
Slot 4 PCI-e 16x (4x) 3 / LHe
Slot 5 PCI-X 133 Storage
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage
Slot 7 PCI-X 100 Storage
   

Expansion Slot Placement for: HP XW 9400 / Boxx 7500 / TYAN S2915

 

For a motherboard block diagram

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Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 8x Storage
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 4 PCI-e 8x Storage
Slot 5 PCI-e 16x 3 / LHe
Slot 6 PCI-X 133 Storage
Slot 7 PCI-X 133 Storage
     

Expansion Slot Placement for: HP XW 9300 / Boxx 7400 / TYAN S2895

 



For a motherboard block diagram

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Option 1     Option 2     Option 3    
Slot 1 PCI-e 16x GPU   Slot 1 PCI-e 16x GPU   Slot 1 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 2 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 2 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 2 PCI33Mhz  
Slot 3 PCI-e 16x 3/LHe   Slot 3 PCI-e 16x Storage   Slot 3 PCI-e 16x Storage
Slot 4 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 4 PCI-X 100 3 / LH   Slot 4 PCI-X 100 Storage
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Empty   Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Storage
Slot 6 PCI-X 133 Storage   Slot 6 PCI-X 133 Storage   Slot 6 PCI-X 133 3 / LH
               

Expansion Slot Placement for: HP XW 8200 / TYAN S2676

 

For a motherboard block diagram

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Additional Notes*

There are subtle engineering diffference between the Tyan S2676 Motherboard and the XW8200. The S2676 Motherboard does not support a the PCIe model of the KONA card as it does not have a PCIe 4x slot

 

Option 1     Option 2     Option 3    
Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 1 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 2 PPCI-e 16x GPU   Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU   Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 3 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 4 PCI-e 4x 3/LHe   Slot 4 PCI-e 4x Storage   Slot 4 PCI-e 4x Storage
Slot 5 PCI-X 133 Storage   Slot 5 PCI-X 133 3 / LH   Slot 5 PCI-X 133 Storage
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 6 PCI-X 100 3 / LH
Slot 7 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 7 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 7 PCI-X 100 Empty
               

Expansion Slot Placement for: SuperMicro X7DA8 / X7DA3 / X7DAE

 



For a motherboard block diagram

CLICK HERE

Option 1    
Slot 1 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 2 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 3 PCI-e 16x (4x) 3 / LHe
Slot 4 PCI-X 133 Storage
Slot 5 PCI-X 133 Storage
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage
     

Expansion Slot Placement for: Dell Precision 690

 

Motherboard block diagram

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Option 1     Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI-e 4x Storage   Slot 1 PCI-e 4x Storage
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU   Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 4x 3/LHe   Slot 3 PCI-e 4x Storage
Slot 4 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 4 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Empty
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 6 PCI-X 100 3 / LH
Slot 7 PCI-e 4x Storage   Slot 7 PCI-e 4x Storage

Expansion Slot Placement for: Dell Precision 490

 

Motherboard block diagram

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Option 1     Option 2    
Slot 1 PCI-e 4x SAS Card   Slot 1 PCI-e 4x SAS Card
Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU   Slot 2 PCI-e 16x GPU
Slot 3 PCI-e 4x 3/LHe   Slot 3 PCI-e 4x Storage
Slot 4 PCI 33Mhz     Slot 4 PCI 33Mhz  
Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 5 PCI-X 100 Empty
Slot 6 PCI-X 100 Storage   Slot 6 PCI-X 100 3 / LH