Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools AVoption|V10
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Compatibility
Digidesign can only assure compatibility and
provide support for hardware and software it
has tested and approved.
For a list of Digidesign hardware systems, Digi-
design-qualified computers, operating systems,
and third-party devices and software, refer to
the latest compatibility information on our Web
site (www.digidesign.com/compato).
System Requirements
• A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD system.
• SYNC I/O.
• Digidesign-qualified storage:
• SCSI: Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 requires
separate SCSI drives for audio and video. A
Digidesign-qualified dual-channel SCSI
HBA (such as the Digidesign SCSI|128 or
ATTO UL3D) is required. If your computer
has built-in dual channel SCSI that has
been qualified by Digidesign (such as the
HP xw8000), a SCSI HBA is not required.
The audio drives and the video drives
should each be connected to separate SCSI
channels. For more information, see “Set-
ting Up Local Storage” on page 19.
• Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) for
Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork.
On Windows systems, AVoption|V10 is
only qualified with the Nvidia Quadro 4
980 XGL AGP monitor card, which re-
quires Nvidia driver version 53.03. This
driver is available for download from:
http://www.nvidia.com/content/driv-
ers/drivers.asp
Also, the NVIDIA Display Driver Service
should be disabled. To disable this service,
select START > MY COMPUTER > MAN-
AGE > SERVICES. Right Click the NVidia
service. Choose properties and disable.
For local storage, audio and video record
and playback are supported with SCSI
drives only. FireWire drives are not cur-
rently supported with AVoption|V10. See
the Digidesign Web site (www.digide-
sign.com/compato) for the latest compati-
bility updates.
