Setup guide

Back Panel Overview
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PCI 32 bit Slot 2 Not used for Avid DS
PCI Express x16 Slot 3 Dual-Link HD SDI board Used for inputting video and audio.
PCI-X Slot 4 (64-bit,
100 MHz, 3.3 V)
Avid Nitris Codec board Performs the HD compression and 10-bit formats for
the Avid Nitris Base board.
PCI-X Slot 5 (64-bit,
100 MHz, 3.3 V)
AT TO
™
optical Fibre Channel
board when connected to
Avid Unity
™
MediaNetwork
(SD) or local storage (SD or
HD)
Ethernet Intel Pro 1000 for Avid
Unity ISIS connection
Processes input and output to the Fibre Channel
storage on Avid Unity MediaNetwork or local
storage.
Processes input and output to the ISIS storage on
Avid Unity ISIS systems.
PCI-X Slot 6 (64-bit,
100/133 MHz, 3.3 V)
Avid Nitris Base board Processes video capture, playback I/O, and hardware
effects for the Avid Nitris DNA and routes video to
the NVIDIA graphics board.
c
The Nitris Base board must run at
100 MHz. The board is installed into the
PCI-X 133 MHz bus slot but Avid sets this
PCI-X slot to runs at 100 MHz in the BIOS.
a. On a rack mount workstation, PCI slot 1 is to the left, and the PCI slot 7 is to the right when viewing the back of the
workstation base unit.
HP Workstation xw9300 Slot Configurations
Slot
a
Board Information Description