Power Macintosh Beige G3 - Pro Tools|24 Requirements

Beige G3 Processors of all speeds supported

Mac OS 9.0.4 required (OS 9.1 not tested with these models)

QuickTime 4.1.2 or higher required with Pro Tools v5.1.1 (QT v4.1.2 included with Mac OS 9.0.4, Pro Tools installation CD, or download the standalone QuickTime 4.1.2 Installer from Apple. QuickTime 5.0.2 is also qualified)

SCSI HBA Card:

For maximum track count, the G3 requires the use of a qualified SCSI HBA card. Optional SCSI HBA cards bundled (by Apple) with Power Macintosh computers are not compatible with this configuration due to the lack of NVRAM to store Pro Tools desired SCSI transfer rate. The following SCSI HBA are qualified for use with Beige G3s:

ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI HBA cards including:

PSC (ExpressPCI Single Channel Ultra/WIDE HBA)

EPCI-DC (ExpressPCI Dual Channel Ultra/WIDE HBA, also available in the Digidesign SCSI64 Kit)

with the following requirements:

• ATTO ExpressPCI Firmware v1.4.4 f1

• ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.3.2 with Synch Transfer Rate set to 20 (10) and PCI Burst Rate set to 32 bytes

• ATTO ExpressPCI Firmware v1.4.4 f1 is available at: http://www.digidesign.com/download/utility.html

• ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.3.2 is included on Pro Tools Installation CD

— OR —

Adaptec Power Domain SCSI HBA cards including:

• 2940UW

• 2940U2W

• 3940UW

with the following requirements:

• Firmware v4.1 or higher

• PowerDomain Control v5.1 or higher with cards set to "Fast-SCSI:10" in the Control Panel

• Current Adaptec drivers are available at:
  http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/driverindex.html

• Previous drivers are available at: ftp.adaptec.com/mac/scsi/

Radius VideoVision:

Radius VideoVision is incompatible with the optional video card included with some G3 Power Mac models.