Other Digidesign PCI Card Options — Pro Tools|HD Systems

With Pro Tools 6.2 and 6.4 for Windows XP

HD Core & HD Process

Up to 7 HD cards can be used in a single ProTools|HD system

• 1 HD Core card, any combination of HD Accel and/or HD Process cards
  • For proper operation, card order MUST be: HD Core card, all HD Accel cards, then remaining HD Process cards
  • DigiTest will NOT reflect the actual card order. System Usage window in Pro Tools will reflect the proper card order.
• Although 7 cards may be installed, only 4 HD cards are addressable when using 176 or 192 kHz sample rates, regardless of whether an expansion chassis is used or not
• HP Workstation xw8200 qualified with a maximum of 6 HD cards when used with qualified expansion chassis

Slot Order in Chassis

Please see the following for correct slot order for cards in the chassis:

• Expansion Chassis Requirements - Pro Tools|HD Systems for Windows

For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations please download the Expanded Systems Guide PDF in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website.

Slot Order in Computer

Please see the following pages for correct slot order for cards in the CPU:

• HP Workstation xw8200
• Dell Precision Workstation 670
• HP Workstation xw8000 (discontinued)
• Dell Precision Workstation 650 (discontinued)
• IBM IntelliStation Z Pro - model 6221 (discontinued, not qualified with Pro Tools 6.4)

For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations, please see the Expanded Systems Guide.pdf in the Technical Document Library of the Support/Tech Support section of the website, or installed on your hard drive during Pro Tools Installation.

AVoption|XL

• Meridien Digital Media Board
• AVoption|XL for Windows XP Requirements

Other Digidesign PCI cards are not compatible with Pro Tools|HD for Windows XP Systems

These Digidesign PCI cards are incompatible with the new HD system.You cannot combine Pro Tools|HD and these PCI cards, either in the CPU or an expansion chassis. Doing so will cause crashes, or the CPU will simply fail to boot. The following Digidesign cards are not compatible with HD systems:

• MIX Core card
• MIX Farm card
• MIX I/O card
• d24 card (Pro Tools|24 core card)
• DSP Farm card (Pro Tools|24)
• Digi 001
• Audiomedia III
• Project II card
• SampleCell II
• AVoption (ABVB and Janus cards)