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  install Decklink, which slot, MacPro 2010

  Posted by Toby Heslop on December 9, 2010 at 10:40 pm

  Is there a preferred slot that a Decklink Extreme 2 card should be installed in a macpro 2010 model?

  the top slot has ‘RAID’ printed on the motherboard.

  Does it matter which slot the card is seated in?

  Toby Heslop replied 15 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Kristian Lam

  December 10, 2010 at 3:04 am

  Hi

  You can use the 3rd slot.

  regards

  Kristian Lam
  Blackmagic Design
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  Kristian Lam

  December 10, 2010 at 3:04 am

  Hi

  You can use the 3rd slot.

  regards

  Kristian Lam
  Blackmagic Design
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  Toby Heslop

  December 10, 2010 at 3:25 am

  3rd slot from the top or 3rd slot from the bottom?
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  Joshua Helling

  December 13, 2010 at 10:00 pm

  Hehe,

  Good point, I hate the way those are labeled. Slot 3 or 4 will work great. Those are the top two slots. The MacPro’s label from the bottom up. This means Slot 1 is on the bottom (typically your graphics card) and slot 4 is on the top.

  FWIW, when I build rigs in my lab or for use at trade show, I put the Decklink in Slot 4 and the HBA (for the drive controller) in slot 3 and it works a treat every time.

  Hope that helps.

  Sincerely,

  Joshua
  Director of Support
  Blackmagic Design Inc.
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  Toby Heslop

  December 14, 2010 at 8:55 am

  thanks Josh

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