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Removing Boards from the System

If your system hangs during any of the boot procedures, taking out the Avid

board set might help you continue (see “Removing the Avid Boards from

the 5-Slot G4 Platform” on page 14). Reinstall the boards after Mac OS X

v10.2.2 is installed and you have installed the Avid software (see

“Installing the Avid Boards into the System” on page 15).

• You have a new supported system shipped with Mac OS X v10.2.x and

you do not have the Avid board set installed.

a. Install the Mac OS X v10.2.2 update.

b. Install the Avid software as explained in the Avid release notes for

your Macintosh system, but do not run it.

c. Install the Avid board set (see “Installing the Avid Boards into the

System” on page 15).

Removing Boards from the System

Once you determine that you have the proper system, the correct amount of

memory, the acceptable Avid boards, and the supported storage, you might

need to remove the Avid boards from the system before you install the

Mac OS X operating system.

The following explanation is placed in this upgrade procedure in this

particular location in case you need to replace the boards in your system to

install the software, replace the Genie with the Z6 board, or bring boards

to the proper revision.

Depending on the type of system you have, you will need to do one of the

following:

t If you have a G4 platform with the Avid boards in an Avid PCI

Extender, you can turn off the power to the Avid PCI Extender to

effectively remove the Avid boards from the system. See “Turning Off

Power to the Avid PCI Extender” on page 14.

t If you have a G4 platform with the Avid boards internal to the system,

you must remove all of the Avid boards from the 5-slot G4 platform

before you install the Mac OS X operating system. See “Removing the

Avid Boards from the 5-Slot G4 Platform” on page 14.