Setup guide

Back Panel Overview
Workstation Setup Guide • 31
Back Panel Overview
On the back panel of your base unit, four expansion cards are installed for use
with Avid|DS. The back panel also contains ports for connecting the mouse,
keyboard, monitors, and software protection key (dongle).
Workstation Cards The following table describes the function of each expansion card installed in
the workstation. Expansion cards are installed in the workstation’s PCI and
AGP slots. For details on card specifications and configuration, refer to the
vendor documentation.
For more information on a specific expansion card, refer to the
documentation that comes with your workstation.
Slot Card Function
AGP Wildcat 4210 Processes input from the Avid
Equinox PCI card, handles OGL
processing, and outputs video signal
to workstation monitor(s)
1 Empty None (space used by Wildcat 4210)
2 Empty None (space used by Wildcat 4210)
3
•Empty on Avid|DS HD, or on
standard definition versions of
Avid|DS with Avid MediaDock
LVD storage system
•Emulex card on standard
definition systems with fibre
channel storage
Processes input and output to the
Fibre Channel storage on standard
definition versions of Avid|DS.
4 Mykerinos audio card Processes and ports audio to optional
devices
5 Avid Equinox PCI card Processes video capture and
playback I/O for the VTR and ports
video to the Wildcat 4210 graphics
card
6
•Adaptec 39160 on Avid|DS HD,
or on standard definition
versions of Avid|DS with Avid
MediaDock LVD storage
•Empty on standard definition
systems with Fibre Channel
storage system
Processes input and output to the
Avid MediaDock LVD storage system