Upgrade
Pro Tools 6.9 software combines features introduced in Pro Tools 6.4, 6.6, and 6.7 software. It is available as a free update for Pro Tools|HD system owners with Pro Tools 6.4 software or later and for Pro Tools LE system owners with Pro Tools 6.7.

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Qualified Configuration Pro Tools 6.2.2 with Mac OS X 10.3.1 only:
Pro Tools Version
* Pro Tools 6.2.2 Update required
* Pro Tools 6.2.2 Q & A (download )
* The Pro Tools 6.2.2 installer application requires Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) or higher. Pro Tools 6.2.2 will not install on earlier versions of Mac OS X.

Qualified Configurations with Pro Tools LE 6.2.2
* Digi 002
* Digi 002 Rack
* Mbox

Qualified CPUs — With Mac OS X 10.3.1 Only
* Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz single processor, 1.8 GHz single processor, and 2.0 GHz dual processor models
* iMac G4 ('03)
* PowerBook G4 ('03)
* iBook G4
* Currently shipping Power Mac G4 (may require upgrade to OS X 10.3/10.3.1)

* G5 1.8 GHz dual processor model is currently being tested, expected qualification in Phase III

Pro Tools|HD On G5 With Mac OS X 10.3.1 Only — Summary Of Qualified Configurations

* Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel with limited voice/track count
Qualified voice/track count with DAE buffer 4 setting - 100 @48K, 70 @96K, 24 @192K, FireWire only
Track count is expected to increase with the Phase III release
* Power Mac G5: 1.6 GHz single processor, 1.8 GHz single processor, and 2.0 GHz dual processor models
* AVoption|XL (local only – No Unity support)
Power Mac G5 2 GHz model only, with OS X 10.3.1 only
SCSI support with ATTO 2.x drivers (which come installed with Mac OS X 10.3)
Requires Digidesign 13 slot expansion chassis
* Digidesign 13- and 7-slot expansion chassis
In addition to previously qualified Magma 7-Slot 64-bit 33 MHz expansion chassis
* FireWire 400 support with Avid/Digi drives
* Support for internal SATA storage formats
* Full SCSI audio support expected in Phase III


Phase II Additional Hardware and Software Qualification Summary

Pro Tools LE & TDM Systems
* Apple CoreAudio (requires Pro Tools LE 6.2.2)
* ReWire
* MotorMix
* Mackie HUI Controller
* Emagic Unitor8 or amt8/mt4 (USB)
* MOTU MTP AV (USB)
* Roland UM4/UM2 (USB Only)
* Canopus ADVC-100 DV Transcoder
* Digidesign and Avid FireWire drives

Additional Hardware, Pro Tools TDM Systems Only:
* Digidesign and Avid SCSI drives (for AVoption|XL only)
* Aurora IgniterX video capture card
Note: Older versions of the Igniter, IgniterRT, and IgniterLT card are not electronically or physically compatible with the Power Mac G5, as they are 5 volt-only cards. You can tell if your card is compatible by examining the edge connector. If there is only one "slot" in the PCI edge connector, it is the older style 5 volt-only card. Upgrade to the newer IgniterX card.


Additional Technical Information

Disk Performance and the Mac OS X 10.3 Journaled File System

Mac OS X 10.3 incorporates a journaled file system, which will automatically log any file modifications. If your computer crashes badly enough to require a restart (or a restart from a power failure), the OS will then use the journal to aid in fixing any disk problems caused by the crash. Because any write to the disk will also incur a journal update, this will slightly slow down disk performance.

Mac OS X 10.3 ships with journaling on by default. Digidesign recommends that customers format their media drives with journaling turned off. If you are using Apple's Disk Utility program to format drives, choose "Mac OS Extended" format, instead of "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)".

If you wish to turn off journaling on your boot drive as well, perform the following steps:
1. Run the Apple Disk Utility
2. In the main window, select the boot volume
3. From the File menu, choose "Disable Journaling"

Note that this will slow recovery if your system has to be rebooted to recover from a kernel panic or power failure.

Important: Energy Saver Settings for Power Mac G5
For optimal Pro Tools performance, you must set Processor Performance (located in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Options) to Highest.

Apple's Mac OS help documentation provides the following info on Energy Saver Processor settings:
* The PowerPC G5 processor in your Power Mac G5 can run at various speeds. The default setting for this feature is "Automatic", which allows the system to run the processor at full speed when required, and at a lower speed during periods of light processing activity. Certain real-time applications, such as audio creation or gaming, may perform optimally when us-ing the highest processor performance setting. You can change the processor performance setting in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences.

G5 / Protools Limitations .
While the G5 1.8 GHz and Dual 2.0 GHz models have PCI-X slots, and the G5 1.6 GHz model has PCI (and not PCI-X) slots, all Power Mac G5s support 3.3 V PCI cards only. MIX Core, MIX Farm, and all Pro Tools|HD cards are 3.3 volt-powered PCI cards which comply with the G5 PCI specifications. In addition to incorrect voltage, 5.0 volt PCI cards will not fit in the PCI slots on any G5 models. The affected Digidesign PCI cards are as follows:

Digidesign PCI Cards Incompatible with Power Mac G5
* Digi 001
* Pro Tools|24 system cards, in Pro Tools|24 or Pro Tools|24 MIX systems:
d24 (core card on Pro Tools|24 systems)
DSP Farm
* Pro Tools|24 MIX system card:
MIX I/O (Note: this is different than the MIX Core and MIX Farm cards. See MIX I/O Overview)
* Audiomedia III (Toolbox)
* Pro Tools Project PCI
* Project II
* Disk I/O (Pro Tools III Core card)
* SampleCell II
* SCSI-64 Kit (included ATTO Express PCI-DC card is not compatible)

Third-Party PCI Cards Incompatible with Power Mac G5

* Aurora Igniter, IgniterRT, and IgniterLT (manufactured before Spring 2003)

Older versions of the Igniter, IgniterRT, and IgniterLT card are not electronically or physically compatible with the Power Mac G5, as they are 5 volt-only cards. You can tell if your card is compatible by examining the edge connector. If there is only one "slot" in the PCI edge connector, it is the older style 5 volt-only card. Upgrade to the newer IgniterX card,

Hardware Exchanges to Pro Tools|HD Systems

Many TDM cards and peripherals can be exchanged for Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel system components. Pricing and other details are available in the Protools Hardware Exchanges .

New Pro Tools LE Hardware Exchanges

All registered Digi 001, Mbox, and Audiomedia III owners can upgrade to Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack systems as well as previously available exchanges to Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel systems.
Pricing and other details are available in the Protools Hardware Exchanges .