Members Ben Sims Posted June 4, 2013 Members Share Posted June 4, 2013 hi all, i just dusted off my old project studio. Its based around a G4 os 9.2 and Digi001 with LE 5.1.1. i know this is old tech but it does everything i need it to do. the g4 is quite unstable, it tends to 'freeze' or 'hang' intermittantly. Rather than have the g4 looked at, i am considering buying a second hand G5 for around $500.Long story short, can i plug the 001 PCI card into the G5 and run the 001 interface with the LE 8.0 software that came with my mbox mini? Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I am pretty sure the last version of PTLE that worked with the Digi 001 was 6.4, so that part I can answer right off the bat - it won't work with PT LE 8.0.As far as the card fitting into the G5, that would depend on the type of card slot it has - I'm no expert on that era of Macs, but I thought there was a card format change at some point. The Digi 001 uses a PCI card / slot (not PCI-e), and I assume if the G5 has one, you're probably fine there. I'd also recommend checking into what OS is required for PTLE 6.4 to run - it might not work with a newer version of OSX. And finally, are you sure a used G5 is worth that much? I'm no expert on used Mac prices, but that sounds high to me, especially for a pre-Intel model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ben Sims Posted June 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2013 thanks for the well informed advice phil. i will try de-bugging the g4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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