Avid Configuration Guidelines and Slot Configurations

Feb 22 2013 Posted in Pro Tools

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

Note: This is not a complete list of qualified systems, rather only a list of systems that we have specific configuration guides for. For a complete list of qualified systems for the current release see Avid Qualified Systems for Media Composer 6.5, Symphony 6.5, Newscutter 10.5, Assist 2.5-2.7, and Instinct 4.0

System Configuration Guidelines for Media Composer 6.x, Symphony 6.x and Newscutter 10.x
System	Required for v6/v10	Lowest Supported Release
System	Required for v6/v10	Avid Media Composer	Avid Symphony	Avid Newscutter
HP Z820	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Lenovo D30	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Lenovo C30	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Dell T7600	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Dell T5600	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
HP Z420	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Lenovo S30	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Dell T3600	Windows 7 64-bit	6.5	6.5	10.5
Dell T5500 Dual Six Core	Windows 7 64-bit	3.5.4	6.0	7.5.4
Dell T5500 Dual Quad Core	Windows 7 64-bit	3.5.4	6.0	7.5.4
Dell T3500	Windows 7 64-bit	3.5.4	6.0	7.5.4
HP Z800	Windows 7 64-bit	3.5.4	3.5.4 (Nitris DX only for pre-6.0 versions)	7.5.4
HP Z400 (Gen 1)	Windows 7 64-bit	3.5.4 (Vista 64) or 3.5.9 (XP)	6.0	7.5.4 (Vista 64) or 7.5.9 (XP)
HP Z400 (Gen 2)	Windows 7 64-bit	3.5.4 (Vista 64) or 3.5.9 (XP)	6.0	7.5.4 (Vista 64) or 7.5.9 (XP)
HP Z200 (Tower)	Windows 7 64-bit	5.0.3 (Win 7 only)	Not Qualified	9.0.3 (Win 7 only)
HP Z210	Windows 7 64-bit	5.0.3.7r (Win 7 only)	6.0	9.0.3.7r (Win 7 only)
HP Z220	Windows 7 64-bit	6.0.1.1	6.0.1.1	10.0.1.1
Lenovo E31	Windows 7 64-bit	6.0.1.1	6.0.1.1	10.0.1.1
Mac Pro Intel (Westmere)	Lion v10.7.1 and v10.7.2	5.0.3	5.0.3	N/A
Mac Pro Intel (Nehalem)	Lion v10.7.1 and v10.7.2	3.5.1	3.5.1 (Nitris DX only for pre-6.0 versions)	N/A
Mac Pro Intel (Harpertown)	Lion v10.7.1 and v10.7.2	3.0	3.0 (Nitris DX only for pre-6.0 versions)	N/A
HP XW8600*	Windows 7 64-bit	3.0	3.0 (Nitris DX only for pre-6.0 versions)	7.0
Dell T5400	Windows 7 64-bit	3.0	6.0	7.0
Dell T3400	Windows 7 64-bit	3.0	6.0	7.0

System Configuration Guidelines for Media Composer 5.5, Symphony 5.5, Newscutter 9.5 and Earlier
System	Notes	Lowest Supported Release
		Avid Media Composer	Avid Symphony	Avid Newscutter
Dell T5500	No support for Adrenaline or Mojo Analog hardware.

Mojo SDI is supported.

3.5.4

7.5.4

Dell T3500

3.5.4

7.5.4

HP Z800

See Answer 290045 regarding OS and Avid DNA hardware support in v4.0.

3.5.4

3.5.4 (Nitris DX only)

7.5.4

HP Z400 (Gen 1)

3.5.4 (Vista 64) or 3.5.9 (XP)

7.5.4

HP Z400 (Gen 2)

3.5.4 (Vista 64) or 3.5.9 (XP)

7.5.4

HP Z200 (Tower)

5.0.3 (Win 7 only)

9.0.3

HP Z210

Requires PCI 1394 controller for Firewire connectivity

5.0.3.7r (Win 7 only)

9.0.3.7r

Mac Pro Intel (Westmere)

64-bit Kernel is not supported. See Answer 375771 for more details.

5.0.3

9.0.3

Mac Pro Intel (Nehalem)

3.5.1

3.5.1 (Nitris DX only)

7.5.1

Mac Pro Intel (Harpertown)

3.0

3.0 (Nitris DX only)

7.0

Mac Pro Intel

3.0

7.0

HP XW8600*

3.0

3.0 (Nitris DX only)

7.0

HP XW8400 Dual Quad Core

2.7

1.5

6.7

HP XW8400 Dual Dual Core

2.2.10

1.6

6.2.10

HP XW9300

1.0

HP XW8200

No Vista Support

2.0

1.0

6.0

HP XW8000

No 3.x / 7.x + Support

2.7 and lower

6.7 and lower

HP XW4600

2.7

6.7

Dell Precision 490

3.0

7.0

Dell T5400

3.0

7.0

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

February 1, 2013:

Updated z820 guide to Rev C

December 27,2012:

Updated z820 guide to Rev B

November 3, 2011:

· Added systems supported for MC 6, SY 6 and NC 10

May 18th, 2011:

The following guides were updated:
- HP z800 to Rev H
- HP z400 Gen 1 to Rev G
- HP z400 Gen 2 to Rev G
- HP XW8600 to Rev H
Updates include:

Updated HP guides to reflect suggested BIOS settings when working with USB audio I/O devices. Avid suggests disabling Intel Turbo Boost Technology when working with such devices; for more information see this KB article:Audio Pops or Stutters When Played Through USB Audio Devices [408451]

- Z-series guides were updated with a new supported BIOS (non-mandatory) and Win 7 SP1 support
- XW8600 guide was updated for ISIS 3.2 support. The Intel PRO 1000 PT and PF must be moved to a different slot of one particular configuration

April 22, 2011:

The following guides were updated:
- Dell T3400 to Rev C
- Dell T5400 to Rev E
- Dell T5500 to Rev E
- Mac Pro Nehalem to Rev D
- Mac Pro Westmere to Rev B

March 25th, 2011:

Updated HP z400s to Rev F, z800 to Rev G, and XW8600 to Rev G
- Clarified storage arrays supported on embedded SAS controllers
- Added support for StudioRAID 5Ti

March 15th, 2011:

Added HP z200

March 8th, 2011:

Updated z800, XW8600, z400 to support AJA Io Express
Updated z400 Gen 2 to support NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000

November 29th, 2010:

Updated Unity MediaNet support on the Dell T3500

September 27th, 2010:

Added support for the HP z400 Single 3.33 6-Core system

September 24th, 2010:

Added support for the new MacPro dual 2.66 GHz 6-Core Intel "Westmere"

August 27th, 2010:

Updated the HP z800 guide to Rev E, which includes the 6-core systems

June 9th, 2010:

For information about configurations that are not longer supported with Media Composer 5, NewsCutter 9, and Symphony 5, please see this article: AConfigurations that are No Longer Supported with Media Composer 5, Symphony 5, and NewsCutter 9 [366737]
- Updated the HP XW8600 guide to Rev E1.
- Updated the HP Z800 guide to Rev D1
- Updated the HP Z400 Gen 1 guide to Rev D1
- Updated the HP Z400 Gen 2 guide to Rev B1

May 28th, 2010:

March 25th, 2010: Updated the HP Z400 Gen2 guide to Rev A1. Included support for the Quad-Core Xeon� 2.93GHz 8MB cache W3540 Processor

March 9th, 2010: Updated the HP Z800 Guide. Added Gen2 HP Z400 Guide and updated the Gen1 HP Z400 Guide. To determine whether you have a Gen1 or Gen2 HP Z400, consult this document: Avid Professional Video Support for New Gen2 HP z400 CPUs [351671]

January 27th, 2010: Updated the Dell T5500, T5400, and T3500 guides with information about Unity MediaNet connectivity.

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 T3400 slot Guide Rev C.pdf

Dell T5500 slot Guide Rev E.pdf

Dell T3500 slot Guide Rev E.pdf

AVID HP Z800 Configuration guide Rev H.pdf