User`s guide

Chapter 4: Installing AVoption 11
chapter 4
Installing AVoption
This chapter discusses the installation of AVop-
tion software and hardware.
Installing a New AVoption
System
If you do not already have currently supported
Pro Tools TDM hardware installed, you must in-
stall AVoption as a new system.
To install a new AVoption system:
1 Install Pro Tools software using the Pro Tools
Installer CD-ROM. The first time you launch
Pro Tools, you are prompted to enter your au-
thorization code, which is included in your
TDM Software Installation Guide .
2 Install AVoption software. See “Installing
AVoption Software” on page 12.
3 Install Pro Tools and AVoption hardware.
• Determine the proper PCI slots for your instal-
lation. See Appendix A, “Slot Configurations
for AVoption.”
• Install Pro Tools hardware using the instruc-
tions in the
TDM Installation Guide .
• Install AVoption hardware. See “Installing
AVoption Hardware” on page 13.
Installing AVoption as an
Upgrade
If you have currently supported Pro Tools TDM
hardware installed in your system, then you can
install AVoption as an upgrade.
To install AVoption as an upgrade:
1 Install AVoption software. See “Installing
AVoption Software” on page 12.
2 Install AVoption hardware. Determine the
proper PCI slots for your installation using
Appendix A, “Slot Configurations for AVop-
tion.” You may need to rearrange previously in-
stalled Pro Tools hardware. To install AVoption
hardware, see “Installing AVoption Hardware”
on page 13.
You must have the latest version of
Pro Tools (included in the AVoption pack-
age) installed before you install AVoption.