PCI Expansion Chassis Requirements With Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel Systems with Pro Tools 6.9.2/6.9.3 for Mac OS 10.4 Compatibility Summary for PCI Expansion Chassis on Supported Power Mac G5 and G4 ModelsClick on links for additional details, including model serial number required and performance guides.
Up to 7 HD cards can be used in a single ProTools|HD system
The following Expansion Chassis are officially qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems with Pro Tools 6.9.2/6.9.3 for Mac OS 10.4:
Note that maximum Pro Tools|HD Accel track count in a chassis can only be achieved by using the Digidesign or Magma 64bit/33mHz expansion chassis. Special offers from MAGMA for owners of Magma and Digidesign/Magma expansion chassis: Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Systems with Mac OS X 10.4 and Pro Tools 6.9.2/6.9.3:
Note: Set DAE buffer size to 4 for 192 tracks@48kHz sample rate *Slower G4 models may have lower track/voice counts Expansion Chassis Slot Order For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations, please see the Expanded Systems Guide.pdf installed on your hard drive during Pro Tools installation. Also available in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website, or download here:
Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card Systems: 7 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis with Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz Model
7 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis with all other Power Mac G5 Models Qualified with Pro Tools 6.9
7 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis with Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25 GHz Model**
**Slower G4 models may have lower track/voice counts Expansion Chassis Slot Order For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations, please see the Expanded Systems Guide.pdf installed on your hard drive during Pro Tools installation. Also available in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website, or download here:
Note: 13 Slot Chassis support a total of up to 10 Digidesign cards. A maximum of 7 HD cards (HD Core, HD Accel, or HD Process) can be used in single ProTools|HD system. Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card Systems:
Expansion Chassis Slot Order For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations, please see the Expanded Systems Guide.pdf installed on your hard drive during Pro Tools installation. Also available in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website, or download here:
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Magma Technical Bulletin - March 21, 2005 Release of PLX CardBus for Pro Tools Users. NOTICE: The Magma Engineering and Compatibility Test Group has determined that some Pro Tools users with Magma CardBus card (PN: 01-04551-02) and the current PCI bridge on the expansion chassis, may experience computer lock-up or clicks and pops in audio when using Playback Engine sizes of 2 or more DSPs. The Magma Engineering and Compatibility Test Group has also determined these issues may be alleviated by swapping out the original Magma CardBus card (PN: 01-04551-02) with a different version of the Magma CardBus card (PN: 01-04551-03). Click here to download the Technical Bulletin (46 K). AVoption|V10 AVoption|V10 is only compatible with Windows XP AVoption|XL Pro Tools 6.4 and higher for Mac OS X is Not Compatible with AVoption|XL
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