
Chapter 3: Expansion Chassis
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Install the chassis controller card:
1
Install the Digidesign Controller card in the
Expansion Slot of the expansion chassis. For
Magma model PCI-13R, this is the slot nearest
the power supply.
2
Attach the other end of the expansion chassis
cable to the controller card.
Installing the Digidesign Cards
Install the Digidesign audio cards:
1
Install the Pro Tools Core card in slot 4 (the
first available slot) of the expansion chassis.
2
Install the remaining cards in successive PCI
card slots in the chassis, according to your
Pro Tools system:
• Pro Tools|HD
• HD Accel
• HD Process
3
Connect all Pro Tools cards with TDM FlexCa-
bles. See “Connecting Pro Tools|HD Cards” on
page 6.
Example 2, Digidesign 13-Slot
Connecting Audio Interfaces
See “Connecting Audio Interfaces” on page 9.
HD-series cards and Pro Tools|24 MIX-se-
ries cards are not compatible, and cannot be
used in the same computer. HD cards can
only be used in Pro Tools|HD-series sys-
tems, and MIX cards can only be used in
Pro Tools|24 MIX-series systems.
Chassis cards with multiple audio interfaces:
Slot
Card
Exp. Slot
Chassis Controller Card
Bank 1/Slot 4
HD Core (Interface #1 and #2)
Bank 1/Slot 5
HD Accel (interface #3 and #4)
Bank 1/Slot 6
HD Accel (Interface #5 and #6)
Bank 1/Slot 7
HD Accel (Interface #7 and #8)
Bank 1/Slot 8
HD Accel or HD Process
(Interface #9)
Bank 1/Slot 9
HD Accel or HD Process
Bank 2/Slot 4
HD Accel or HD Process
Bank 2/Slot 5
(empty)
Bank 2/Slot 6
(empty)
Bank 2/Slot 7
(empty)
Bank 2/Slot 8
Available for non-bus master card
Bank 2/Slot 9
Available for non-bus master card
Bank 2/Slot 10
Available for non-bus master card
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