Mac OS 9 Lives
Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Digital Audio Workstations & MIDI Applications => Pro Tools by Digidesign => Topic started by: smilesdavis on June 14, 2026, 03:17:16 PM
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4 Slot PCI Expansion (Rack-mount or Desktop Enclosure) - https://web.archive.org/web/20030207233539fw_/http://www.magma.com/pci/4slot.html
Macintosh Utilities and patches - https://web.archive.org/web/20030210023053/http://www.magma.com/support/support_utils.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20030210023053/http://www.magma.com/support/files/PCI/MagmaSlots.sea.hqx
https://web.archive.org/web/20030210023053/http://www.magma.com/support/files/cardbus/MAC.sit
https://web.archive.org/web/20030210023053/http://www.magma.com/support/files/PCI/ApplePCI.img.hqx - An Apple Image file with the Fix for the G4 Titanium 550-667 and 667-800 series Power Books. This fixes the problem with the ATTO SCSI cards when used with Applications such as ProTools.
https://web.archive.org/web/20030210020121/http://www.magma.com/pci/pdf/manuals/cb4_pci4_series_manual.pdf for Magma Four Slot Cardbus/PCI to PCI Expansion Systems.
https://web.archive.org/web/20030212005741fw_/http://www.magma.com/pci/pdf/pci_exp_cardbus.pdf - CardBus-to-PCI Expansion Data Sheet
Supported Operating Systems:
Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X - CardBus Requires Mac OS X 10.2.2
https://web.archive.org/web/20031206215625fw_/http://www.magma.com/pci/pdf/pci_exp_family.pdf - PCI Expansion Family
https://web.archive.org/web/20041104200051fw_/http://www.magma.com/pci/pdf/pci_exp_digidesign.pdf - Digidesign Approved Data Sheet
https://web.archive.org/web/20030212005741fw_/http://www.magma.com/pci/pdf/manuals/cb4_pci4_series_manual.pdf - 4 Slot Series User's Manual
Apple PowerBook G4 (Titanium) Compatibility Chart - https://web.archive.org/web/20030221204055fw_/http://www.magma.com/pci/compatibility/matrix/pbg4.html
What's New from MAGMA Support
June 19, 2002
Apple Releases Fix for ATTO Cards on G4 Titaniums: Apple Officially released, unrestricted, a fix that has been long awaited by users of Digidesign ProTools on the Apple G4 Titanium Power Book. We just received it today and have immediately pressed it into test on ProTools and other Applications that were affected by the problem. Please contact our Support Deparment for information and to receive a copy of the extension as soon as we have had the chance to test it with all the known affected Applications. This patch should be applied to all 550-667 and 667-800 G4 PowerBooks. See the MAC Cardbus FAQ for more!
June 19, 2002
ProTools HD Compatibility Information: With testing with our Digidesign ProTools HD2 system still on going, the first round of information has been added to the PCI Expansion Chassis FAQ, including information on what chassis we have tested with and the results of that testing. .
Sept. 16, 2001
G4 PowerBooks will soon be shipping with both MAC OS 9.1 and MAC OS 10 installed. To use an Expansion Chassis with these Titanium PowerBooks you will need to native boot the MAC OS 9.1
Apple Multiprocessor and G4 PowerBook Expansion Chassis Fix - https://web.archive.org/web/20021202220915/http://www.digidesign.com:80/download/mp.html
This download is for anyone wishing to use Pro Tools on either:
Multiprocessor Apple G4 computers
Titanium Powerbook model 550 or higher with Magma CB2S or other Magma PowerBook Expansion Chassis with an ATTO SCSI card. See the MAGMA MAC Cardbus Expansion FAQ for Magma's information on the new Apple Titanium SCSI Fix and ProTools (including HD) testing.
Without this download:
Users with multiprocessor systems may experience -6042 errors unless they remove the Multiprocessor folder from their extensions folder, thus disabling the second processor.
Users of Titanium Powerbooks model 550 or higher are unable to use a Magma CB2S or other Magma PowerBook Expansion Chassis with an ATTO SCSI card for their Pro Tools hardware.
Other users will experience no benefit from this download and should not use it.
Download Includes:
ApplePCI (system extension)
ApplePCI Read Me (this document)