Product specifications

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Connecting Storage Drives to the MediaShare Unit
If you disconnected any external single-ended or differential SCSI
storage drives from the Avid system, you can reconnect them to the
MediaShare unit. The drives connected in the following procedure will
become the shared library of storage drives.
To connect the shared library of storage drives to the Avid MediaShare
unit:
1. Connect the SCSI cable to the Avid MediaShare unit as follows:
a. If connecting a differential cable, plug one end of a 68- to 68-
pin differential cable into the differential connector on the
back of the MediaShare unit (see Figure 9-17).
b. If connecting a single-ended cable, plug one end of a 68- to 68-
pin single-ended cable into one of the single-ended connectors
on the back of the MediaShare unit (see Figure 9-17).
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The other end of the cable might already be connected to the external storage
drives if you are reconnecting the drives that were connected to the Avid
system.
2. Connect the shared library to the Avid MediaShare following the
appropriate ÒConnecting Storage DrivesÓ on page 151. Use the
MediaShare unit shown in Figure 9-17 in place of the Avid Media
Processor in each Þgure.
Connecting the MediaDock
The MediaDock is a chassis that supports up to eight drives. The
drives plug into a backplane in the chassis. The backplane can be split
to support two independent SCSI buses; SCSI bus A and B. The SCSI
IDs for the installed drives are set and displayed on the MediaDock
control panel (see ÒSCSI IDsÓ on page 148).