DigiTechSupt, Firewire cables
 

Hi, I was wondering if there are any other approved firewire cables that are approved for the use of a 003 that are shorter than 12 ft. I'm trying to get a mobile rig going, but looking at only having maybe a 3 to 6 foot cable tops. Also is there any that are approved in that length for a 6pin to 6pin cable as well as a 6pin to 4pin cabe?

Will any firewire cable work? Thanks for any help you can provide!

Tom

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It should, just remember the old adage "you get what you pay for". :D

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Not to hijack or anything but if you wouldn't mind, where is the Digi approved hardware list? I need a new computer and all I can find is the compatible OS chart.

Re: DigiTechSupt, Firewire cables
 

I think you're looking for this:

At Avid.com, go to 'Support & Services'>'Find Answers'>'Knowledgebase - Audio'.

The 'Search In' drop downs should narrow things down quite a bit. For compatibility info, select 'Pro Tools HD' in the second drop-down (Digidesign should already be selected in the top-most drop-down), leave 'All Digidesign Hardware' in the 3rd drop-down and, in the last one, select 'Compatibility'. No need to enter anything in the keyword search. Hit 'search' and you should get a list of relevant info - the top two results I got were the Mac and Windows compatibility info pages for HD.

FWIW - we don't test or approve any specific firewire cables.

Re: DigiTechSupt, Firewire cables
 

Monster firewire cables are 7 feet, and work great. They have both 6 to 6 pin and 6 to 4 pin (FW 400 only).

You can buy them online or they're usually in stock at Sam Ash stores.

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That sounds reasonable, but I tried it for ProTolls LE on 003 rack, and got two results:
hard drives for Mac and 7.4 ASIO driver issue for Vista .....

Unless I am missing something, there is no current "official" posted hardware, such as motherboard/CPU specifications from Avid.
This does not include extensive recommendations in the user forum, which I view as the only real source available here, though they do require a certain amount of searching around it seems. Just don't want to be searching for something that is just not there.