Expansion Chassis Requirements — Pro Tools|HD Systems

With Pro Tools AVoption|V10 on Windows XP

Important: Expansion chassis are not supported with the Compaq Evo Workstation W8000
(HP Workstation xw8000 is supported with expansion chassis below)

Up to 7 HD cards can be used in a single ProTools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Accel 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

The following Expansion Chassis are officially qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems with Pro Tools 6.4 for AVoption|V10 on Windows XP:

7 Slot, 64-Bit Chassis

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

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

The above Magma chassis has been qualified by Digidesign with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems with AVoption|V10 on the following computer models:

Click on the CPU links above for specific requirements and CPU slot order.

Not Supported with Pro Tools 6.4 AVoption|V10 Systems

  • AVoption
  • AVoption|XL
  • Third-party video capture cards
  • Windows XP Home Edition
  • MOTU MTP-series MIDI Interfaces
  • SCSI-64 Kit /ATTO Express PCI-DC
  • FireWire drives cannot be used for audio or video

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 (Digidesign or Magma 7 slot 64-bit 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

Card Slot Order for Pro Tools 6.4 for AVoption|V10

For information on slot order with AVoption|V10, see the following:

Digidesign Compatibility Documents Index