This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] PCI-E Laptop Problem

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Re: [Avid-L2] PCI-E Laptop Problem - Help!

Thanks, Raj. At the risk of sounding like a total idiot, how do I check whether or not 64bit is enabled in the OS?

David

On Oct 20, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Raj Rodrigues wrote:

> Check to see if 64bit is enabled in the OS. Then awitch it to 32bit. There
> are free utilities on the net. Google.
>
> HTH
>
> Raj
> On Thursday, October 20, 2011, David Dodson <davidadodson@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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>> So my favorite Avid rental house here in LA stepped up to help me put
> together a few pieces that I could use in order to cut using my MBP and a
> Nitris DX box so I could hook up an external 42" HD plasma monitor. The idea
> was to use the Avid PCI-E Laptop Adaptor for the Express card slot in my 17"
> MBP. We hooked it all up but whenever we booted the computer with the BOB
> turned on we got an immediate kernel panic that locked up the computer.
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>> The MC 5.5.1 software works fine when the PCI-E Adaptor is in the slot but
> without the cable hooked to the Nitris BOB. But then the second you hook up
> the cable and restart - BAM! - kernel panic and lockup.
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>> Some little bit of research seemed to indicate that the Nitris DX is
> simply incompatible with my processor. I'm running OSX 10.6.8, Intel Core
> i7, with 8 GB of RAM. As for the Model Indentifier, it's a MacBookPro8,3.
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>> Does ANYONE know whether or not this should work? It seems impossible that
> the Avid Nitris DX BOB wouldn't work via their own PCI-E Laptop Adaptor
> card. Just impossible. The idea that I can't monitor out is unreal.
>>
>> But if this is true, what options might I have? Are there any Matrox
> options that would work with my MBP that would get me to an 42" HD plasma
> monitor, either via HDMI or SDI?
>>
>> Baffled and frustrated,
>>
>> David
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>> David Dodson
>> davidadodson@sbcglobal.net
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David Dodson
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