Hi Brett,
Thanks for the response. Apparently there is a way use an Avid MC with the ATI card in version 2.8. Several posts on the Avid forum describe how to go into legacy mode (holding down O & L) which will allow a MC to work without an NVidia card.
It I don’t know if this is the case on an earlier MBP like yours or if it’s also true with Xpress Pros. It might work, and it might not. If it does, let us know.
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