Mac Systems
Computer: Avid-qualified Apple computer
Mac Pro 4,1 "Nehalem"
Mac Pro 5,1 "Westmere"
Mac Pro 12-core including:
One 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor
One 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processor
Two 2.40GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processors (12 cores)
Two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processor (12 cores)
Two 3.06GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon (12 cores)
Note: Avid does not recommend installing HDX cards in a "Harpertown" (3,1), "Clovertown" (2,1) or "Woodcrest" (1,1) Mac Pro. The use of unsupported Mac Pro computers could result in performance problems, the inability to update the firmware of the HDX card and/or the HDX card becoming unusable.
System Software: (32 or 64-bit) Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1-10.7.4
System Memory: 4GB minimum, 8GB (or more) recommended
Expansion Chassis: Not supported with HDX cards at this time.
Note: Magma ExpressBox 3T (Thunderbolt to PCIe Expansion) is not supported. There are known issues at this time. Magma and Avid are working to qualify this solution.