Product specifications

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Product Overview
Avid Board Names
The Avid board set supports video, audio, compression, effects, and
improved data transfer to the hard drives. The boards are located in
the internal PCI slots of the IBM 6866 system or in the Meridien I/O
box (an Avid designed standalone box). Table 2-6 lists the board type
and location. Explanations of each board (or board set) follow the
table.
Table 2-6 Peripheral Board Location
Board Type Location
Meridien III-U digital media board set or
Meridien III digital media board set
a
or
Meridien II digital media board set (for Avid Xpress only)
PCI slot
Meridien 3D DVE effects board (one of two)
b
PCI slot
Meridien display controller board PCI slot
Fibre Channel (F/C) controller board for standalone F/C (optional) PCI slot
SCSI UL3D/160 dual-channel LVD board (optional) PCI slot
Meridien video I/O board Meridien I/O box
Meridien serial digital I/O board (attached to the video I/O board) Meridien I/O box
Meridien eight-channel audio interface board Meridien I/O box
Meridien two-channel audio I/O board Meridien I/O box
a. The board set contains a Meridien II digital media board and one of two
daughter boards. The daughter board you have determines whether you have
the -U version of the Meridien III board set. See “Meridien III-U Digital Media
Board Set” on page 2-16 and “Meridien III Digital Media Board Set” on
page 2-16 for more information.
b. You can have one of two 3D DVE effects boards. See “Meridien 3D DVE Effects
Board” on page 2-17 for more information.