Dante PCIe-R Card
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Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2012 R2
Note: The Windows 8.x PCIe driver requires Microsoft .NET to support the ASIO control panel. The
driver installer will install it automatically if it is not already present, but the installation will require
internet connectivity.
Mac OS X
The Dante PCIe-R supports the following OS X operating systems (Intel only):
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OS X 10.10
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OS X 10.9
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OS X 10.8.5
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OS X 10.7.5
Hardware
Processor and
RAM
To run in standard mode:
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2.66 GHz dual-core CPU with 2GB RAM
To run in minimum latency mode:
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2.66 GHz quad-core CPU with 4GB RAM
PCIe
expansion slot
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PCI Express Version 1.0 or above
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Must have an available PCI Express x4 expansion slot
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On OS X, the slot closest to the motherboard will often provide the best (lowest)
latency. This is normally slot 2 (directly above the graphics card).
Thunderbolt
expansion
chassis
(OS X)
The following Thunderbolt expansion chassis are supported:
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OWC (Other World Computing) Mercury Helios PCIe Thunderbolt Expansion
Chassis
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Sonnet Echo Express SE II Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis
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Magma ExpressBox 1T 1 Slot Thunderbolt to PCIe Expansion Chassis
Storage / Disk
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High transfer rates are required for recording and playing back large numbers of
audio tracks to and from disk. Disk speeds of 7200rpm and above are
recommended for more than 16 channels of record / playback.
