Chapter 2: Expanded Pro Tools Systems
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chapter 2
Expanded Pro Tools Systems
This chapter documents configuration of ex-
panded Pro Tools systems with computers that
have four or more PCI slots (without an expan-
sion chassis).
Pro Tools 24 MIX Expanded
Systems
(Without an Expansion Chassis)
With Pro Tools 24 MIX and MIXplus, it is possi-
ble to install as many as four Pro Tools cards in a
computer with six slots. These can include the
MIX Core card, one or more MIX Farm cards, as
well as MIX I/O cards, Pro Tools 24 cards, and
SampleCell cards.
For maximum track count, a Digidesign-quali-
fied SCSI HBA is required with these configura-
tions.
Before installing any of the following hardware,
turn off your computer and any peripherals.
Leave your computer’s power cable plugged in
so the computer is grounded.
Do not remove cards from their antistatic bags
until you have discharged static electricity by
touching a grounded object (such as the power
supply of your computer).
Install the Digidesign cards:
1
Install the primary MIX Core card (clock mas-
ter with primary audio interface) in the lowest
numbered slot in your computer.
To locate the lowest numbered slot, refer to your
computer’s documentation, or see “Verifying
Slot Numbers in Your Computer with DigiTest”
on page 25.
2
Install the remaining Digidesign cards in suc-
cessive slots in the following order:
• MIX Core cards (additional)
• MIX Farm cards
• d24 cards
• MIX I/O card
• DSP Farm cards
• SampleCell cards
3
If using a SCSI HBA, install it in the highest
numbered remaining slot.
For 9500/9600 computers, the SCSI HBA should
reside before the video card.
See “Example 1, Expanded System” on
page 7.
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