Product specifications

Before Upgrading to the Mac OS X Operating System
5
Supported Macintosh and Avid Software
The required Macintosh operating system for this release is Mac OS X
v10.2.2 If you do not have the Mac OS X operating system on your system,
you need Mac OS v9.2.2 to install the Mac OS X software.
The supported Avid applications using the Mac OS X operating system
are:
• Avid Symphony v4.7 (new on G4 platforms)
• Avid Media Composer
®
and Film Composer
®
v11.7
•Avid Xpress
®
v5.7
Specific Board Requirements
Although all the original slot configurations in the supported Macintosh
G4 platforms remain the same, the following Avid boards or boards
supported by Avid are required for use in the Mac OS X operating system:
• Effects board — The Genie 3D effects board is not yet supported
using the Mac OS X operating system. You must replace it with the
new Z6 3D effects board (Z6 board, Avid PN 0030-03186-01). The
1394 section of the Z6 board is not used. Use the existing hard
over-the-top connector to connect the Z6 board to either the
Meridien
™
II or Meridien III 3D effects daughter board.
• Video boards:
- Bin monitor — Any supported video board from Apple supplied
within previously mentioned supported G4 platforms.
- Edit monitor — You must use the single-headed EDC4 display
controller board (Avid PN 0030-03052-01) for the Edit monitor.
• Storage boards — There are three storage boards supported by Avid
applications when running the Mac OS X operating system:
-ATTO
™
SCSI UL3D/160 LVD board
- ATTO 2-Gb optical Fibre Channel (Model 3300, single channel)
- ATTO 1-Gb copper Fibre Channel (Model 3305, single channel)