Product specifications

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Installing the Avid Board Set
Installing the Meridien Display Controller Board
The Meridien display controller board is a standard dual-head
graphics adapter with a special DMA pixel engine required for Avid
applications.
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Avid now ships a new Meridien display controller board, EDC4.
The new display controller board has EDC4 labeled on the top of the
metal PCI bracket (see Figure 4-9). You can see the metal PCI bracket
externally at the rear of the system. The previous display controller
boards have no label and need a different driver than the EDC4.
Drivers for the EDC4 and other display controller boards ship with
the Avid software.
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Remove the AGP graphics board from the system before installing
the Meridien display controller board.
To install the Meridien display controller board:
1. Check the metal PCI bracket on the Meridien display controller
board before you install it because you need to know which
Meridien display controller board you have when you install the
driver.
2. Install and secure the display controller board into the PCI slot
recommended in the product board configuration tables.
3. Attach one end of the cable (explained in “Installing the Meridien
III-U Digital Media Board Set” on page 4-17) to the display
controller board cable header (see Figure 4-9), and the other end to
the Meridien digital media board set. Each end of the cable is
keyed to facilitate proper installation.
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Be careful to properly align the cable ends into the connectors, and
do not force the connections.