Expansion Chassis Requirements- Pro Tools|24

Expansion Chassis Requirements - Pro Tools|24

With Pro Tools 5.x for Mac OS 9

Please see the System Configurations grid below for information on which computers Digidesign supports with the different models of chassis.

13-Slot

  • Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis, 13-Slot

  • SBS (Bit3) 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model DD23

  • SBS (Bit3) 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model 24-700-2-2

  • SBS (Bit3) 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model 240-2-2

  • SBS (Bit3) 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model 240-2-201

  • Magma 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model P13R-D1 and P13RC1.5-D1

  • Magma 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model PCI13R

  • Magma 13 Slot Expansion Chassis — model PCI-13-RX-400V (must have serial number PE01732 or higher)

Note: 13-Slot Chassis support a total of up to 10 Digidesign cards - this may include up to 7 MIX Core/Farm cards, 2 d24 or MIX I/O cards and any number of other Digidesign cards.

7-Slot

  • Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis, 7-Slot (the SBS model DD007-R is available exclusively through Digidesign as MH477)

  • SBS (Bit3) 7 Slot Chassis — model DD22-1

  • SBS (Bit3) 7 Slot Chassis — model 2101-00-2 (must use IBM PCI 2.1 compliant Bridge chips, with host card that starts with 20-101)

For further information about these products, please contact your Authorized Digidesign Dealer and ask for the Digidesign Development Partner Catalog, or available online at www.DigiDevelopers.com

Expansion Chassis Requirements

Customers should specify the following requirements when ordering:

  • Requires 2 foot, 4 foot or 1 meter Expansion Chassis cable - 6 foot and 1.5 meter cables currently not supported

  • When used with G3 or G4 computers the Chassis is required to have PCI 2.1 compliant bridge chips

  • AVoption Users: Please read the additional AVoption Requirements

  • AVoption|XL Users: Please read the additional AVoption|XL Requirements

For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations please download the Pro Tools 5.1 Expanded Systems Guide in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website. For updated slot order information with the latest Digidesign and Magma 13-slot chassis download this PDF.

Digidesign Card Requirements

DSP Farm cards: must be Rev H or higher (serial number FF09226 or higher) for compatibility with Expansion Chassis.

SampleCell II cards: must be Rev D or higher (serial number HH02001 or higher) for compatibility with Expansion Chassis.

Customers with older cards should contact their local Digidesign office.

Pro Tools|24 System Configuration Support for Power Macintosh

Computer

Internal Core System

Up to 32 tracks

Pro Tools Expansion Chassis 7- or 13-Slot

Up to 32 tracks + more slots for DSP Farms, SampleCell IIs

SBS (Bit3) 7- or 13-Slot Chassis

Up to 32 tracks + more slots for DSP Farm, SampleCell IIs

Magma 6-, 7- or 13-Slot Chassis

Supports Adding MIX Farm

Replacing DSP Farm (d24, MIX Farm, SCSI card)

Up to 64 tracks

Supports Adding MIX Farm

In addition to Pro Tools|24 Core (d24 and DSP Farm, MIX Farm, SCSI card)

Up to 64 tracks

Pro Tools Expansion Chassis 7- or 13-Slot

Up to 64 tracks + more slots for DSP Farms, SampleCell IIs

SBS (Bit3) 7- or 13-Slot Chassis

UP to 64 tracks + more slots for DSP Farm, SampleCell IIs

Magma 13-Slot Chassis

Up to 64 tracks + more slots for DSP Farms, SampleCell IIs

G4 with AGP Graphics:

  • 466 MHz G4
  • 533 MHz G4
  • 667 MHz G4
  • 733 MHz G4
  • 800 MHz G4
  • 867 MHz G4
  • 933 MHz G4
  • Dual 533MHz
  • Dual 800MHz
  • Dual 1 GHz
 YES YES 13-Slot Only YES YES YES YES 13-Slot Only YES

G4 with AGP Graphics:

  • 350MHz G4
  • 400MHz G4
  • 450MHz G4
  • 500MHz G4
  • Dual 450MHz
  • Dual 500MHz
YES YES 13-Slot Only YES YES

YES

Requires supported Chassis

 YES 13-Slot Only YES
G4 with PCI Graphics YES YES YES YES

YES

YES

Requires supported Chassis

 YES

YES

note: 7-Slot Chassis require PCI 2.1 Compliant Bridge Chips

 YES
Blue & White G3 YES YES YES YES YES

YES

Requires supported Chassis

 YES

YES

note: 7-Slot Chassis require PCI 2.1 Compliant Bridge Chips

 YES
Beige G3 - 333/300/266/233 MHz (Tower/Desktop) YES

NO

Exception: 13-Slot chassis with S/N lower than NB0600100C are supported.

YES

Exception: DD007-R are not supported

YES

Exception: PCI-13R & PCI-6R are not supported

YES

YES

Requires supported Chassis

NO

Exception: 13-Slot chassis with S/N lower than NB0600100C are supported.

YES

Exception: DD007-R are not supported

note: 7-Slot Chassis require PCI 2.1 Compliant Bridge Chips

YES

Exception: PCI-13R not supported

9600 - 350/300/233/200 MHz YES

NO

Exception: 13-Slot chassis with S/N lower than NB0600100C are supported.

YES

Exception: DD007-R are not supported

YES

Exception: PCI-13R & PCI-6R are not supported

YES YES

NO

Exception: 13-Slot chassis with S/N lower than NB0600100C are supported.

13-Slot Only

YES

Exception: PCI-13R not supported

9500 YES

NO

Exception: 13-Slot chassis with S/N lower than NB0600100C are supported.

YES

Exception: DD007-R are not supported

YES

Exception: PCI-13R & PCI-6R are not supported

YES

Requires 150 MHz or Higher

YES

Requires 150 MHz or Higher

 NO NO NO

 

Exceptions that effect all the above Computers except the 9500 & 9600:

WARNING: If you install the AVoption boards (ABVB and Janus) in an SBS (Bit3) chassis, you run the serious risk of damaging the boards. SBS (Bit3) chassis may be used with AVoption only in a configuration with 9500 or 9600 computers, and when AVoption's two PCI boards (ABVB and Janus) are installed in the CPU. Refer to the AVoption user guide for precise installation instructions.

WARNING: SBS (Bit3) chassis are not supported in any configuration with AVoption|XL. If you install the AVoption|XL board (Meridien Digital Media Board) in an SBS (Bit3) chassis, you run the serious risk of damaging the board.

Optional SCSI HBA card bundle (by Apple): For maximum track count, this configuration requires 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.

When using HDT 2.5.3 or earlier with a qualified ATTO SCSI HBA card, Firmware v1.1.1 is required.

For Blue & White G3 and G4 computers, ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.3.2 or higher is required along with ATTO SCSI HBA card, Firmware v1.3.5 or higher. Please contact ATTO for the latest information. Note: Mac OS 9.2 requires ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.7 or higher, available at: http://www.attotech.com/software/

Radius VideoVision not supported: Radius VideoVision is incompatible with the optional video card included with some Beige G3 Power Macintoshes. Please contact Radius for the latest information.

Further Exceptions Apply: Please refer to the "Supported CPU Models, Speeds & Requirements" list back on the Pro Tools|24 Systems for Power Macintosh Requirements page for your chosen computer.