Specifications

Appendix A: PCI and PCIe Slot Configurations for Pro Tools and Media Station|PT with Avid Unity ISIS Systems 75
appendix a
PCI and PCIe Slot Configurations for
Pro Tools and Media Station|PT with Avid
Unity ISIS Systems
This appendix covers PCI and PCIe slot configurations for Pro Tools|HD systems with Avid video pe-
ripherals on Windows. These slot configurations have been qualified and recommended by Digide-
sign.
Summary of Recommended Windows PCI and PCIe Slot
Configurations
This section summarizes qualified and recommended PCI and PCIe slot configurations for the follow-
ing Windows machines with or without expansion chassis, for both local and shared storage:
• HP xw8400
• HP xw9300
HP xw8400
HP xw8400 with host cards (shared storage)
• Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter PCI host card to Unity ISIS
See “Shared Storage Slot Configuration for HP xw8400 with Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server
Adapter PCI Host Card to Unity ISIS” on page 76.
HP xw8400 with expansion chassis (shared storage)
• Digidesign Expansion|HD PCI Chassis with PCI host card, using Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server
Adapter PCI host card to Unity ISIS
• Digidesign Expansion|HD PCI Chassis with PCIe host card, using Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port
Server Adapter PCI host card to Unity ISIS
See “Shared Storage Configurations for HP xw8400 with Expansion Chassis” on page 77.