Specifications

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7 Install any remaining Digidesign cards in sub-
sequent slots, in ascending numerical order.
8 Group similar cards together (for example, put
all MIX Farm cards next to each other).
9 If you are installing a SCSI HBA card, install it
in the highest-numbered remaining slot.
Check to be sure that your cards are installed in
the following order, starting with the lowest nu-
meric slot:
•Video card for your computer display
• MIX Core card
• MIX Farm cards
• SampleCell II cards
• Digidesign-approved video capture card
• SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) card
10 Secure each card in place with the slot access
port screws you removed earlier.
Connecting TDM Cards with the
TDM Ribbon Cable
All TDM cards in your Pro Tools system must be
connected with the TDM ribbon cable.
To connect TDM cards with the TDM ribbon cable:
1 Connect the first node of the cable to the first
TDM card. Make sure the TDM cable is facing
the right direction—align the white triangle on
the cable plug with the triangle on the card.
2 Push down gently but firmly until the node is
fully connected to the card. When the plug is
properly seated, the two tabs on the side of the
cable’s TDM connector click shut. To detach the
ribbon cable, squeeze the tabs on the TDM con-
nector inward.
3 Attach the remaining nodes on the TDM rib-
bon cable to subsequent cards.
4 Close the computer case.
The above guidelines may include optional
cards not present in your system.
Attaching the TDM ribbon cable to MIX Core and
MIX Farm cards
It is OK to have ribbon connector nodes that
go unused. They should reside after the last
TDM card.