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Pro Tools|HD Setup Guide26

Installing Pro Tools|HD Cards in a Power

Mac G5

Follow these instructions to install Pro Tools|HD

cards in PCI or PCI Express equipped Power Mac

G5 computers.

To install Pro Tools cards in a Power Mac G5:

1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals.

Leave your computer’s power cable plugged in

so the computer is grounded.

2 Disconnect all cables attached to the com-

puter (such as hard drives, displays, USB and

FireWire devices) except for the power cable.

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 rear of the computer.

5 Remove the metal access port cover behind

the slot you want to use by removing the screw

and sliding the cover out from the access port.

6 Install the Accel Core (for PCIe) or HD Core

(for PCI) card into the lowest-numbered slot in

the computer. This will be the slot closest to the

graphics card, as shown in the following exam-

ples:

Power Mac G5 (PCI Express) The PCI Express-

equipped Power Mac G5 has three PCI Express

(PCIe) slots (named slots 2, 3, and 4). The PCI

Express slot numbers increase from bottom to top

as you face the open computer case from the

side. Install the Accel Core (for PCIe) card into

PCI slot 2.

Power Mac G5 (PCI) The PCI-equipped Power

Mac G5 has three PCI slots (named PCI slot 2, 3,

and 4). Slot numbers increase from bottom to top

as you face the open computer case from the

side. Install the HD Core (for PCI) card into PCI

slot 2.

7 Install the ﬁrst expansion card (if any) in the

second slot (slot 3).

8 If you are installing a SCSI host bus adapter

(HBA) card, install it in the highest-numbered

remaining slot.

Before handling any card, discharge static

electricity from your clothes or body by

touching a grounded metal surface, such as

the power supply case inside your computer.

Power Mac G5 (PCI Express equipped)

Power Mac G5 (PCI equipped)

PCIe slot 1

(video card)

PCIe slot 2

PCIe slot 3

PCIe slot 4

PCIe slot 1

(video card)

PCI slot 2

PCI slot 3

PCI slot 4