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About This Guide

Installation & Administration Guide • 9

About This Guide

This guide provides information on installing Avid|DS, upgrading from

previous versions of Avid|DS, and the daily administration and management

of your Avid|DS workstation. Following these guidelines can help ensure the

successful operation of your system.

Who Should Use This

Guide?

This guide is intended for anyone who is installing an Avid|DS system for the

first time, upgrading a system, or responsible for the daily management and

administration of the system.

New to Users

The Avid|DS workstation comes with the software and drivers already installed.

As a new user or someone who’s just received a new Avid|DS system, you do not

have to install the Avid|DS software. You should read the following chapters:

• Chapter 4: Installing the License File on page 49.

• Chapter 5: Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation on page 57.

Existing Users

If you already have an Avid|DS system and need to upgrade or reinstall, use

the following procedures.

To upgrade Avid|DS

1. Verify the hardware drivers—see Verifying the Installed Drivers on page 21.

2. Uninstall Avid|DS—see Chapter 1: Uninstalling Avid|DS on page 13.

3. Upgrade the hardware drivers—see Reinstalling the Hardware Drivers on

page 22.

4. Install the new version of Avid|DS—see Chapter 3: Installing Avid|DS on

page 37.