Pro Tools|HD Hard Drive Minimum Requirements
Minimum Drive Requirements
● SCSI interface: Wide single-ended or low-voltage differential (LVD or Ultra 160)
● Disk drive rotational speed: 7200 RPM or faster
● Buffer Size: 512K or larger
● Drives must be dedicated for audio (internal or external)
● Mac OS file system: HFS or HFS+. Drives should be initialized with ATTO ExpressPro-
Tools v2.3.2 or higher, available at: http://www.attotech.com/software/
● Note: Mac OS 9.2 requires ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.7 or higher, available at:
http://www.attotech.com/software/
● If using non-ATTO ExpressPro-Tools initialized drives, click here for options
Hard Drive Families from the following Manufacturers are recommended:
Manufacturers Drive Families
Digidesign DigiDrive*
Avid rS, iS Plus, iS Pro
Seagate Cheetah, Barracuda
IBM Ultrastar
* First generation DigiDrives are not supported in LVD mode
To check supported SCSI HBA cards for specific Mac computer models, click here.
Notes
● Pro Tools has a single audio file size limit of 2048MB, even when used with Mac OS 9.x
and the HFS+ file system. This equates to about 4.5 hours at 24-bit, 44.1 kHz.
● High Speed Drives require manufacturer-approved enclosure to ensure correct heat
dissipation, required for sustained drive reliability
Storage
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