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Switch MediaDrives Safely

MediaDrives contain media Þles. Media Þles are the digital video and

audio the system captures and uses for playing back. During the

scheduling session, you may need to switch drives to bring speciÞc

media Þles online or to provide storage space for recording new media

Þles.

Although you can switch drives while the Avid Media Processor is

running, Avid recommends turning off the Avid Media Processor

before switching drives. Use one of the following procedures each

time you switch MediaDrives.

Switching Drives Without Turning Off the System

To remove a drive without turning off the system:

1. At the desktop, drag the drive icons to the Trash.

2. Turn off the MediaDrives.

For removable drives, turn off each drive in the chassis, then turn

off the chassis.

3. Switch the MediaDrives, making sure that the SCSI IDs for the

new drives are set correctly.

For removable drives, take the drives out of the chassis and insert

new ones. Make sure the drives spin down completely before you

remove the drives.

4. Turn on the new MediaDrives.

Restart the chassis and each drive in the chassis.

5. Within the Avid application, choose Mount All from the File menu

to mount the new drive.

To reconnect storage devices, see Chapter 9.