Digi 001 Question, compatibility question? Options

[rony6464]

hi, i just bought a 001 unit and i plan on running my 001 on a Mac, but now i'm worried because it's an older Mac! when i went to the digi site for Compatibility Specs i found out that older Macs need to be AGP Graphics and not PCI Graphic powermacs. I have an older Graphics model Dual Processor 450 mhz, but i'm not sure if it's PCI or AGP? any suggestions on how to figure this out? i hope i don't have to get another computer! thanks in advance for any advice.

[Jack McCann]

I have been using my Digi 001 with a Power Mac 9600 and system 8.6! for many years now. I run Logic 4.5 and Pro Tools LE on this rig. My cards are all PCI and the rig works like a charm. You shouldn't have any difficulty with it. Your only serious consideration will be sufficient RAM. I was going to scrap that rig when I bought ny G5 and Digi 002 with upgraded Logic Pro and the latest LE version. However, I'm keeping it as a fall back rig for those inevitable days when the gods don't smile and a score is due real quick. Besides it helps keep my table from floating away, while impresssing the odd gullible client with a few more blinking lights and bleeping things.
Good luck,

Jack McCann

[jce44]

You can tell if your particular Power Mac G4 computer is PCI-based or AGP-based two different ways:
http://www.welovemacs.com/apple-memory-pow...gp-and-pci.html
1) You can check your systems profiler under the Apple menu.

2) You can determine if your particular Power Macintosh G4 computer is PCI-based or AGP-based by external inspection. Look at the sound ports on the back of the computer. On Yikes! PCI-based models, the sound ports are horizontally aligned, and on Sawtooth AGP-based models, the sound ports are vertically aligned.

The AGP-based Power Macintosh G4 systems announced on January 9, 2001 and discontinued on July 18, 2001 use a different logic board design than the earlier Sawtooth models, with four PCI slots (instead of three),Besides the extra PCI slot, the sound ports have been moved to the top, and the "soft" power plug has been removed.

[rony6464]

thanks for the help...i've got the AGP, which is exactly what i needed. thank god!!!