Pro Audio Support

Q:
I ordered my computer with the optional internal SCSI drive but your manuals say that an ATA drive is required. Is this true?
 
A:
Since the PACE copy protection used with Pro Tools 4.3.1 and earlier will not authorize over a SCSI bus on Power Macintosh B&W G3 and G4 computers, an ATA drive is required. Although it is still strongly recommended that you use an internal ATA for your system volume due to compatibility issues with SCSI controller cards shipped by Apple and our software (www.digidesign.com), PACE fixes this incompatibility starting with Pro Tools 5.0 and will authorize a SCSI drive on these computers.