Product specifications

Installing the Avid Boards into the System

Once the Avid software is installed you must:

• Replace the needed boards depending on the system you have:

t If you are not upgrading to an Avid Symphony system, you must

replace the old 3D effects board. See “Replacing the 3D Effects

Board Only” on page 15.

t If you are upgrading to an Avid Symphony system, you must

replace the old 3D effects board and the 3D effects daughter board.

See “Upgrading the Hardware to Use an Avid Symphony System”

on page 18.

• Install the Avid boards and storage boards (including the newly

replaced supported boards if needed) into the 5-slot G4 platform.

• Install the newly supported Avid boards into the Avid PCI Extender.

Replacing the 3D Effects Board Only

The Avid application using the Mac OS X operating system does not

support the existing 3D effects board (Genie) at this time. Support might

be provided at a later date, so you must remove the existing 3D effects

board from the system and replace it with the new Z6 board. The following

sections explain how to remove the existing 3D effects board.

Removing the Existing 3D Effects Board

If your Avid boards were originally in the G4 platform, you already have

the Meridien II or Meridien III board set and attached 3D effects board

removed from the system. Continue with “Disconnecting the Existing 3D

Effects Board” on page 16.

If your Avid boards were originally in an Avid PCI Extender, go to

“Installing or Replacing Boards in the Avid PCI Extender” on page 26,

remove the Meridien II or Meridien III board set, and return to this point

and continue with the next section.