Specifications

Pro Tools|HD Getting Started Guide22
Installing Pro Tools Hardware
To install Pro Tools|HD hardware, you first in-
stall Pro Tools|HD cards, then for systems with
more than one card, connect the cards with a
TDM FlexCable.
Installing Pro Tools|HD Cards
This section shows how to install Pro Tools|HD
cards into a Mac computer. To install cards into
an expansion chassis, see the Expanded Systems
Guide.
To install Pro Tools cards:
1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals.
Leave your computer’s power cable plugged in
so the computer is grounded.
2 Disconnect all cables attached to the com-
puter (such as hard drives, displays, USB and
FireWire devices) except for the power cable.
3 Open the computer case.
4 Remove the metal access port cover behind
the slot you want to use by removing the screw
and sliding the cover out from the access port.
5 Install the Accel Core (for PCIe) or HD Core
(for PCI) card into the lowest-numbered slot in
the computer. This will be the slot closest to the
graphics card, as shown in the following exam-
ples:
Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 (PCI Express) The
PCI Express-equipped Mac Pro and Power Mac
G5 have three PCI Express (PCIe) slots (named
slots 2, 3, and 4). The PCI Express slot numbers
increase from bottom to top as you face the open
computer case from the side. Install the
Accel Core (for PCIe) card into PCI slot 2.
Before handling any card, discharge static
electricity from your clothes or body by
touching a grounded metal surface, such as
the power supply case inside your computer.
Mac Pro
Power Mac G5 (PCI Express equipped)
AGP slot 1
(video card)
PCIe slot 2
PCIe slot 3
PCIe slot 4
(hidden)
AGP slot 1
(video card)
PCIe slot 2
PCIe slot 3
PCIe slot 4