Product specifications

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Product Overview
Avid Board Names
The Avid board set supports video, audio, compression, effects, and
improved data transfer to the hard drives. The boards are located in
the internal PCI slots of the IBM 6868 system or in the Meridien I/O
box (an Avid designed standalone box). Table 2-5 lists the board type
and location. Explanations of each board (or board set) follow the
table.
Table 2-5 Peripheral Board Location
Board Type Location
Meridien II digital media board set
a
PCI slot
Meridien 3D DVE effects board (Genie) PCI slot
Meridien display controller board
b
PCI slot
SCSI Adaptec 29160LP system controller board PCI slot
Fibre Channel (F/C) controller board for standalone F/C or
Avid Unity
™ MediaNet (optional)
PCI slot
SCSI UL3D/160 dual-channel LVD board (optional) PCI slot
Meridien video I/O board Meridien I/O box
Meridien serial digital I/O board (option attached to the video I/O board) Meridien I/O box
Meridien eight-channel audio interface board (Avid Xpress XL Elite only) Meridien I/O box
Meridien two-channel audio I/O board Meridien I/O box
a. The board set contains a Meridien II digital media board and a Meridien II
daughter board. See “Meridien II Digital Media Board Set” on page 2-16 for more
information.
b. Avid now ships the EDC4 Meridien display controller board. See “Installing the
EDC Display Controller Driver” on page 7-3 for information on installing the new
driver.