User guide

Pro Tools|HD Native User Guide14
To install the Pro Tools|HD Native card:
1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals.
Leave your computer’s power cable plugged in
so that the computer is grounded.
2 Disconnect all cables attached to the com-
puter (such as hard drives, displays, and USB
and FireWire devices) except for the power ca-
ble.
3 Lay the computer on its side so the access
panel is facing up.
4 Open the computer case using the latch lo-
cated on the back of the computer.
5 Remove the clamp that secures the metal ac-
cess port covers to the chassis.
6 Remove the metal access port covers for first
available 4x or higher PCIe slot.
7 Install the Pro Tools|HD Native PCIe card into
the corresponding PCIe slot in the computer.
With the card’s PCIe connectors facing down,
carefully insert the card straight down and
firmly seat the card’s PCIe connector into the
PCIe slot.
8 Ensure that any additional cards are properly
installed in your system:
• Display card for your computer monitor
• Pro Tools|HD Native PCIe card
• Avid-approved video capture card
(optional)
• Avid-approved Host-Bus Adapter card
(optional)
9 Reattach the clamp that secures the cards and
the slot covers to the chassis.
Before handling the card, discharge static
electricity from your clothes or body by
touching a grounded metal surface, such as
the power supply case inside your computer
with the power cable connected.
Inserting the Pro Tools|HD Native card into a PCIe slot
The card’s PCIe connectors will not seat
completely until you have replaced the
clamp that secures the cards and the metal
access port covers to the chassis.