Specifications

Appendix A: PCI and PCIe Slot Configurations for Pro Tools and Media Station|PT with Avid Unity ISIS Systems 77
Shared Storage Configurations for HP xw8400 with Expansion Chassis
This section describes qualified and recommended PCI and PCIe slot configurations for HP xw8400
systems, with the following expansion chassis and host cards connected to 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
HP xw8400 and Digidesign Expansion|HD PCI Chassis with PCI Host Card:
Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter PCI Host Card to Unity ISIS
Slot orders in the chassis run from left (closest to the power supply) to right.
Slot Card
CPU Slot 1 (32-bit) Do not use
CPU Slot 2 (PCIe) Monitor card
CPU Slot 3 (PCIe) Untested
CPU Slot 4 (PCIe) ATTO Celerity FC-41ES PCIe card
CPU Slot 5 (133MHz PCI 64-bit) Digidesign Expansion|HD Host PCI card
CPU Slot 6 (100MHz PCI 64-bit) Untested
CPU Slot 7 (100MHz PCI 64-bit) Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter PCI card
Chassis Slot 1 (closest to power supply) HD Core card
Chassis Slots 2–7 Optional: HD Accel or HD Process cards (6 maximum)