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DigiDrive Guide 6 Cables Use only high-quality LVD SCSI cables when you are attaching a DigiDrive to the SCSI bus on your Digidesign system.The DigiD

Chapter 2: Overview 7 Mixing Wide and Narrow Drives on the Same SCSI BusYou can mix the DigiDrive and other wide and narrow drives. This allows you t

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Chapter 3: Installation 9 chapter 3 Installation The following sections describe how to connect a DigiDrive to your Digidesign system. Before You Beg

DigiDrive Guide 10 Powering Down the Digidesign System Before you begin to install the DigiDrive, power down the system: 1 Do one of the following:

Chapter 3: Installation 11 4 Swing the locking plate on each side of the bottom drive 90 degrees (to a horizontal posi-tion) and tighten the lockin

DigiDrive Guide12Connecting DigiDrivesTo connect an external SCSI drive to your computer:1 Be sure that power to both the computer and hard drive is

Chapter 3: Installation 13Connecting Only DigiDrive EnclosuresThe following procedure explains how to con-nect a DigiDrive. Stack the drives before co

DigiDrive Guide 14 6 Attach the SCSI terminator to the remaining SCSI connector on the last DigiDrive in the drive stack (see Figure 10). Secure

Chapter 3: Installation 15 4 Attach the other end to the bottom connector on the Wide drive in the drive stack. Secure the cable by using the thumb

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DigiDrive Guide 16 18 If your system came with the dual-channel board, repeat steps 1 through 17 to attach the second stack of drives to the system

Chapter 3: Installation 17 ◆ Each PCI-based SCSI bus has its own set of unique SCSI IDs from 0 through 6 and 8 through 15.• If you are connecting onl

DigiDrive Guide 18 There are two SCSI ID switch versions used with the DigiDrive. One version uses the numbers 0 through 15, and the other version us

Chapter 4: SCSI Performance Guidelines 19 chapter 4 SCSI Performance Guidelines SCSI Performance Guidelines Pro Tools systems have strict hard drive

DigiDrive Guide 20 To achieve up to 32 simultaneous tracks of 16- or 24-bit audio with high edit density, or 64 tracks with low to moderate edit dens

Chapter 5: DigiDrive Management for Mac OS 21 chapter 5 DigiDrive Management for Mac OS To keep your DigiDrive and other hard drives on your Macintos

DigiDrive Guide 22 Using Disk First Aid Disk First Aid is a drive directory structure repair tool that is supplied with each system by Apple Computer

Chapter 5: DigiDrive Management for Mac OS 23 If you are still experiencing problems or are un-able to repair the drive, contact Digidesign Technical

DigiDrive Guide 24 Initializing DigiDrives Occasionally, you might want to initialize the drives on your Digidesign system to remove all the data tha

Chapter 5: DigiDrive Management for Mac OS 25DigiDrive Produces ErrorsWhen a DigiDrive is producing errors or is acting erratically:1 Run Disk First

Contents iii contents Chapter 1. Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 6: DigiDrive Management for Windows NT and Windows 2000 27chapter 6DigiDrive Management for Windows NT and Windows 2000To use your DigiDrive o

DigiDrive Guide28◆ Each partition is assigned a drive letter and cannot be further subdivided (Figure 23).Choosing a File SystemBoth Windows NT and Wi

Chapter 6: DigiDrive Management for Windows NT and Windows 2000 297 Click OK to create the primary partition.8 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to create up

DigiDrive Guide30Formatting PartitionsTo format the primary partitions in Windows NT:1 From the Windows NT Disk Administrator, se-lect the primary pa

Chapter 6: DigiDrive Management for Windows NT and Windows 2000 31Creating an Emergency Repair DiskThe Repair Disk utility saves all of your current s

DigiDrive Guide32Keeping Your Hard Drive Tuned UpBecause Pro Tools is a disk-based system, keep-ing your hard drives in good operating condi-tion is e

Chapter 6: DigiDrive Management for Windows NT and Windows 2000 33TroubleshootingOccasionally, you might have problems with a DigiDrive that you can r

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Appendix A: Specifications 35appendix aSpecificationsThe following sections provide dimensions and weights, and environmental, power supply, and power

DigiDrive Guide iv Appendix A. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DigiDrive Guide36Environmental SpecificationsPower Supply SpecificationsTable 3. Environmental Specifications Topic SpecificationRoom temperature 95°F (

Appendix A: Specifications 37Power Cord SpecificationsChoose the power cord according to the country destination; it must comply with local safety re-q

DigiDrive Guide38European Countries Power Cord RequirementsIn Europe, use only an H05VV-F, <HAR>, VDE, PVC, 3 x 1.00 mm2 power cord (“NEMA 5-15P

Appendix B: SCSI Cables and Terminators 39appendix bSCSI Cables and TerminatorsSCSI CablesUse only the highest quality SCSI cables available when conn

DigiDrive Guide40SCSI Terminators and AdaptorsThe Pro Tools SCSI chain must be properly terminated or your system will not function properly. Only the

Appendix B: SCSI Cables and Terminators 41Maximum ConfigurationsTable 9 lists the maximum number of DigiDrive LVD enclosures that can be connected in v

DigiDrive Guide42SCSI LVD CablesDigidesign strongly recommends the use of Avid SCSI cables when you are attaching DigiDrives to the accelerator board

Index43Numerics16-track performance requirements 1932-track performance requirements 2050-pin SCSI connector on narrow drive 1550-pin terminator 4068-

DigiDrive Guide44troubleshooting on the Macintosh 24–25troubleshooting on Windows 33unpacking 9Windows management 27Windows NT management 27Directory

Index 45QQuietDrive technology 1RRepair disk, creating 31Repairing DigiDriveson the Macintosh 22, 23on Windows NT 33Requirements, SCSI 6SSCSIbus 7buse

Chapter 1: Using This Guide 1 chapter 1 Using This Guide The DigiDrive™ uses an innovative new Quiet-Drive™ technology. This technology allows the Di

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DigiDrive Guide 2 3 Digidesign has both product information and technical support on-line via the World Wide Web. In addition, there are many user

Chapter 2: Overview 3 chapter 2 Overview The Digidesign DigiDrive uses industry-stan-dard ultra wide SCSI-2 Ultra160 drives that can be run in LVD or

DigiDrive Guide 4 nal power supply on and off. The ventilation openings provide airflow for the drive while it is operating. Make sure you do not blo

Chapter 2: Overview 5 Handling the DigiDrive You need to use reasonable care when you han-dle a DigiDrive. Though the drive is ruggedly constructed,