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Avid Configuration Guidelines and Slot Configurations

Click on the system name below to launch the Avid Configuration Guideline; or navigate to the attached links below for additional editor specific configurations:

System Configuration Guideline
System Notes Lowest Supported Release
Avid Media Composer Avid Symphony
Dell T5500 No support for Adrenaline or Mojo Analog hardware. Mojo SDI is supported.  3.5.4  NA
Dell T3500  3.5.4  NA
HP Z800 See Answer 290045 regarding OS and Avid DNA hardware support in v4.0.  3.5.4  3.5.4 (Nitris DX only)
HP Z400  3.5.4  NA
Mac Pro Intel (Nehalem)    3.5.1  3.5.1 (Nitris DX only)
Mac Pro Intel (Harpertown)  3.0  3.0 (Nitris DX only)
Mac Pro Intel  3.0  NA
HP XW8600*  3.0  NA
HP XW8400 Dual Quad Core

 2.7

 1.5
HP XW8400 Dual Dual Core

 2.2.10

 1.6
HP XW9300  NA  1.0
HP XW8200 No Vista Support  2.0

 1.0

HP XW8000 No 3.x / 7.x + Support  2.7 and lower  NA
HP XW4600    2.7  NA
Dell Precision 490  3.0  NA
Dell T5400  3.0  NA

*For more information on the XW8600, see this link:269151

 

September 23rd, 2009: Updated to include the Dell T5500 and T3500 configuration guides. Updated z400 and z800 configuration guide to rev B. Updated to include link for Adrenaline and Windows XP on the Z400 and Z800 platform.

July 21st, 2009: Updated to include the Z800 and Z400 configuration guides.

May 8th, 2009: Updated to include link about XW8600 Support

April 28th, 2009: Updated to include Nehalem MacPro configuration guide

March 17, 2009: Updated Harpertown MacPro configuration guide to rev C

January 29th 2009: Updated Dell T5400 configuration guide to rev B and HP xw4600 to rev E

December 1st 2008: Updated to include the Dell T5400 configuration guide.

November 9th 2008: Updated to include the XW8400 slot config guide for Symphony Nitris.

June 25th 2008: Updated HP xw8600 config guide to rev C and added HP xw4600config guide.

 

 

 

Dell T5500 slot Guide Rev A.pdf

Dell T3500 slot Guide Rev B.pdf

AVID_HP_Z800_Configuration_guide_Rev_B1.pdf

AVID_HP_Z400_Configuration_guide_Rev_B1.pdf

MediaComposer_3.0_Dell_Precision_490_Configuration_Guide.pdf

MediaComposer_3.0_Mac_Pro_Intel_Pre_2008_Configuration_Guide.pdf

HP_XW8400_Configuration_Guide_for_Software_Only_Nitris_DX_and_Mojo_DX.pdf

HP xw8400 dual quad-core Configuration for Adrenaline and Mojo.pdf

HP_xw8600_Configuration_Guide_June_08_RevC.pdf

HP_XW8000_Configuration_Guide.pdf

HP_XW8200_Configuration_Guide.pdf

XW8400_slot_config_for_Symphony_Nitris.doc

XW9300_Slot_Guide_for_Symphony_Nitris.doc

DellT5400T3400ConfigGuide.pdf

Dell_T5400_slot_Guide_Rev_B.pdf

HP_xw4600_Slot_Guide_Rev_E.pdf

Mac_Pro_Intel_2008_harpertown_slot_guide_Rev_C.pdf

Mac_Pro_Intel_2008_Nehalem_slot_guide_Rev_B.pdf

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