Chapter 2: Expanded Pro Tools Systems
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Example 1, Expanded System
Pro Tools 24 MIX System
Power Macintosh 9500/9600
Pro Tools 24 Expanded
Systems
(Without an Expansion Chassis)
With Pro Tools 24, it is possible to install as
many as four Pro Tools cards in a computer with
six slots. These can include two d24 cards, as
well as DSP Farms 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 d24 card (clock master
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 cards in successive slots
in the following order:
• d24 card (additional)
• MIX Farm cards
• 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.
Connect all TDM-equipped cards with a TDM
ribbon cable:
1
Connect the first node of the TDM ribbon ca-
ble to the first Digidesign card. Make sure the
TDM cable is facing the right direction—align
the white triangle on the cable plug with the tri-
angle on the card.
Cards with multiple audio interfaces:
Slot
Card
Slot 0
MIX Core (Interface #1 and #2)
Slot 1
MIX Farm (Interface #3 and #4)
Slot 2
MIX I/O (Interface #5 and #6)
Slot 3
DSP Farm (Interface #7)
Slot 4
SCSI host bus adapter
Slot 5
VIdeo card
See “Example 2, Expanded System” on
page 8.
Attaching a TDM ribbon cable
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