Expansion Chassis Requirements — Pro Tools|HD Systems

For Pro Tools 6.1 and Pro Tools|HD 1, HD 2, and HD 3 Systems for Windows XP

Important: Expansion chassis are not supported for the Compaq Evo Workstation W8000

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

• 1 HD Core card
• Plus up to 6 HD Process cards
• Or any combination of HD Core and HD Process cards up to 7 total
• Only 4 HD cards are useable when using 176 or 192 kHz sample rates, with or without an expansion chassis

The following Expansion Chassis is officially qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD systems for Windows XP:

• Digidesign 7 slot 64-bit/33 MHz Rackmount Chassis
• Magma 7 slot 64-bit/33 MHz Rackmount Chassis Model P7R464-D1

For further information about this expansion chassis, please contact Magma at www.magma.com

The above Digidesign and Magma chassis have been qualified by Digidesign with Pro Tools|HD with the following computer models:

• Dell Precision Workstation 650
• IBM Intellistation Z Pro - model 6221

The following Expansion Chassis are no longer qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD systems:

• 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

Additional Expansion Chassis Requirements & Slot Order

• Chassis host card must be slotted in the lowest 64 bit slot (slot that is furthest from the AGP card) of the CPU motherboard
• All HD cards must be placed in the chassis
• All other cards (SCSI cards, etc.) should be placed inside the CPU
• Chassis slot ordering should start with the core card placed in slot closest to the chassis power supply (magma chassis) followed by HD Accel cards, followed by HD process cards
• Please note that you should have a minimal amount of cards in your CPU when using a chassis. Video compression and storage cards (SCSI, FibreChannel, etc) should be placed in the slots closest to the AGP card. For Unity, please refer to the slot ordering on this page for exact ordering of non-Digidesign cards. Pro Tools Unity Client Configuration for Windows

Slot Order in Expansion Chassis

After the HD Core card which is always first, all HD Accel cards must come before any HD Process cards in the slot order.

Slot Order in Computer

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

• Dell Precision Workstation 650

• IBM IntelliStation Z Pro - model 6221

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.