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Important Information

These release notes explain the requirements for your Avid

system to

support your new Avid MediaDrive rS 320/LVD drives, MediaDock

™

iS 320/LVD drives, or MEDIArray

™

II Fibre Channel drives.

Avid MediaDrive rS 320/LVD and MediaDock iS 320/LVD drives are

supported on Avid systems that utilize the EPCI fast, wide controller, the

UL2D LVD SCSI controller, and the newer Ultra 160 LVD SCSI controller

(UL3D). When you attach these drives to an Ultra 160 LVD SCSI

controller, capable of transferring information at 160 megabytes per

second (MB/s), you achieve maximum performance.

This Storage utility CD-ROM includes a DigiDrive

Utilities folder that

contains Digidesign

utilities and documentation specific to drives

connected to Digidesign systems.

Before the Avid application automatically identifies your new Avid drives,

you will need to update the DriveInfo.txt file. This file allows the editing

system to determine the highest possible resolution and minimum number

of drives needed for each specific resolution.

If you are connecting your new drives to a Macintosh

system with a

UL2D LVD SCSI controller, you might need to update the firmware in the

controller.

MediaDrive rS 320/LVD,

MediaDock

™

iS 320/LVD, and

MEDIArray

™

II Fibre Channel

Release Notes

Summary of content (14 pages)

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a MediaDrive rS 320/LVD, MediaDock™iS 320/LVD, and MEDIArray™ II Fibre Channel Release Notes Important Information These release notes explain the requirements for your Avid® system to support your new Avid MediaDrive rS 320/LVD drives, MediaDock™ iS 320/LVD drives, or MEDIArray™ II Fibre Channel drives.
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Release Notes c If your Macintosh system is a beige G3 platform, do not upgrade the UL2D firmware to version 1.6. On the beige Macintosh G3 platform, the latest supported UL2D firmware is version 1.45. If you update to version 1.6 or later, your system will not boot. Contents If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Symbols and Conventions 4. Visit the online Knowledge Center at www.avid.com/support. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Center to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read/join online message-board discussions. 5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843). For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call 800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).
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Release Notes Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action Double-click Click the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh) twice rapidly. Right-click Quickly press and release the right mouse button (Windows only). Drag Press and hold the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh) while you move the mouse. Ctrl+key k+key Press and hold the first key while you press the second key.
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Updating UL2D Firmware on a Mac OS 9 System 4. Partition your new drives with the following: - (Windows NT) Use the Disk Administrator included with your Windows NT operating system. - (Windows 2000 or Windows XP) Use the Disk Management tool included with your Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system. - (Mac OS 9 only) Use the AVIDdrive Utility 2 provided by Avid. To use the AVIDdrive Utility 2, see the AVIDdrive Utility 2 User’s Guide.
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Release Notes 3. Insert the Avid Storage Utilities CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and navigate to the ExpressPCI UL2D Updater file. 4. Double-click the ExpressPCI UL2D Updater icon. The ExpressPCI UL2D Updater dialog box opens. 5. Type 1 in the “Enter option” brackets ([ ]) to update only the ExpressPCI boards with older firmware. 6. Press Return to start the update. 7. Press k+Q to close the dialog box when the update is complete. 8. Select Special > Restart.
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Replacing AvidStartup Replacing AvidStartup on a Windows NT, a Windows 2000 or a Windows XP System Use this procedure to replace AvidStartup on your Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP system. If you have a Macintosh system, see “Replacing AvidStartup on a Mac OS 9 System” on page 9 or “Replacing AvidStartup on a Mac OS X System” on page 10. To replace AvidStartup on your Windows NT or Windows 2000 system: 1. Quit any open applications. 2.
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Release Notes If the Startup Type is not set to Automatic: a. Click the AvidStartup service. b. Click Startup. The Service dialog box opens. c. In the Startup Type section, select Automatic. d. In the Log On As section, click System Account and then click Allow Service to Interact with Desktop. e. Click OK. 5. Click Close. The AvidStartup service will now start as a system service each time you boot the Avid editing system. You will need to restart your system before the new AvidStartup takes effect.
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Replacing AvidStartup If Startup Type is not set to Automatic in the Services window: a. Right-click the AvidStartup service, and select Properties. The AvidStartup Properties dialog box opens. b. In the Startup type section, select Automatic from the Startup type menu. “Automatic” appears in the Startup type section of the AvidStartup Properties window. 6. Click OK. The AvidStartup service will now start as a system service each time you boot the Avid editing system.
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Release Notes 6. After the file is copied to the Avid drive, remove the Avid Storage Utilities CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive. 7. Select Special > Restart so the new AvidStartup takes effect. n It is common for the Macintosh system to restart twice. Replacing AvidStartup on a Mac OS X System Use this procedure to replace AvidStartup on your Mac OS X system. If you have a Windows system, see “Replacing AvidStartup on a Windows NT, a Windows 2000 or a Windows XP System” on page 7.
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Storage Manager To add the ADU2 extension: 1. Quit any open applications. 2. Insert the Avid Storage Utilities CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and navigate to: CD-ROM drive:\AvidDrive Utility\~ExpressRAID Ext 3. Open the Systems Extension folder in the Macintosh drive. 4. Drag the ~ExpressRAID Ext file from the CD-ROM window to the Systems Extension folder. 5. After the file is copied to the Macintosh drive, remove the Avid Storage Utilities CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive. 6.
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Release Notes MediaDock LVD The MediaDock LVD with MediaDock iS 160/LVD or MediaDock iS 320/LVD shuttle packs must run alone on the Ultra 160 LVD SCSI controller board. Do not daisy chain the MediaDock LVD with any other SCSI devices on the same SCSI bus. Table 1 shows the supported daisy-chain combinations when using a MediaDock LVD or MediaDock 2+ with each SCSI controller board.
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Copyright and Disclaimer Product specifications are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Avid Technology, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. You can obtain a copy of that license by visiting Avid's Web site at www.avid.com. The terms of that license are also available in the product in the same directory as the software.
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