Power Mac G4 — Digi 002 Rack Requirements

With Pro Tools LE 7.0/7.1 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)


Note: The best performance with Mac OS X and Digi 002 Rack is achieved by using fast dual processor Macs. Slower single processor Macs will work with Digi 002 Rack, but at a reduced track and/or plug-in count.

Supported Power Mac G4 Computers

Dual G4 Processor Models

Dual 1 GHz Power Mac G4 MDD
Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac G4 MDD
Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac G4 FW800
Dual 1.42 GHz Power Mac G4 FW800

Single G4 Processor Models

1 GHz Power Mac G4 FW800
1.25 GHz Power Mac G4 MDD

Legend:
MDD = "Mirrored Drive Doors" models from 2002
FW800 = FireWire 800 models from 2003

Not Recommended

  • All models with processor speeds less than 1 GHz
  • All "Quicksilver" models from 2001-2002

Specifications

Dual Monitor AGP Graphics Cards

  • All single or dual monitor cards which ship as standard equipment with qualified Apple Power Mac G4 models at the top of this page are supported.

FireWire Drives and Power Mac G4 "FW800" Models

The following problem exists with the Digi 002 & Digi 002 Rack and the 2003 Power Mac G4 "FW800" models with FireWire 800 ports:

  • Recording with the Digi 002 or 002 Rack to a FireWire drive connected to any of the 3 built-in Firewire ports on these computers can result in -6085 errors.
  • On these computers, Digidesign recommends using a dedicated internal ATA/IDE drive for recording.
  • The use of a Third Party FireWire PCI card is necessary with FW800 machines with Digi 002 or 002 Rack if the user wishes to either record to or boot from an external FireWire drive. If using FireWire drives with Digi 002 or 002 Rack & the 2003 Power Mac G4 FW800 models, a FireWire PCI adapter card must be used.
  • This problem only occurs on the 2003 Power Mac G4 FW800 desktop models. All other supported computers can use FireWire drives connected to the built-in FireWire ports.

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