Product specifications

Upgrade Instructions
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Before Upgrading to the Mac OS X Operating System
The following sections explain what you need to know about your G4
platform and Avid board set before you upgrade to the Mac OS X
operating system.
• Supported Hardware and Software
• Specific Board Requirements
• Supported Storage
Supported Hardware and Software
Avid supports only specific Macintosh
®
G4 platforms for this release. All
of the supported Macintosh G4 platforms for an upgrade require a
minimum of 512 MB of memory and have specific board requirements.
Shipping systems will require 1 GB.
Supported Macintosh G4 Platforms
Avid supports the following G4 systems:
• Dual 1.25 GHz (Mirrored Drive Doors) with the Avid board set
internal to the G4 system (the Avid PCI Extender might be qualified at
a later date)
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There are three different models of the dual 1.25-GHz system available
from Apple
®
. Only model number M8570 is supported by Avid.
• Dual 1 GHz (Mirrored Drive Doors) with optional Avid PCI Extender
• 933 MHz (Quick Silver) with optional Avid PCI Extender