Upgrade recommendation?

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   I'm currently running a PT 8 HD system with two Aurora 16's w/ HD cards.
FINALLY about to upgrade to a new-ish trashcan and PT12 HDX, using a PCIe expansion chassis connected via Thunderbolt.
I need to upgrade the cards in the converters to either PCIe or Thunderbolt. Any reason to choose one over the other?

Edited by kwijibo - July/19/2016 at 10:26am

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kwijibo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Caracal Joined: July/18/2016 Location: Maine Points: 3	Topic: Upgrade recommendation? Posted: July/18/2016 at 10:15pm
	I'm currently running a PT 8 HD system with two Aurora 16's w/ HD cards. FINALLY about to upgrade to a new-ish trashcan and PT12 HDX, using a PCIe expansion chassis connected via Thunderbolt. I need to upgrade the cards in the converters to either PCIe or Thunderbolt. Any reason to choose one over the other? Edited by kwijibo - July/19/2016 at 10:26am

Mike N Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Sales & Support Coordinator Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Points: 2488	Posted: July/19/2016 at 12:12pm
	Hi. If you are using HDX in a Thunderbolt expansion chassis, there is no reason to change the LT-HD cards in Aurora. You just connect them to the HDX card, using AVID's adapters. You will want to make sure the Auroras are updated to Firmware 28 and the LT-HDs are Firmware 11 (You will need to update via a MIDI interface like the MIDISPORT 1x1). Run the Updater, update the Aurora then select the LT-HD from the Updater's "Unit to Update" pulldown and update the LT-HD card. Each Aurora needs to be connected separately so update one Aurora and card, then the other.
	Michael Nicoletti Lynx Studio Technology Sales & Support Coordinator 714-545-4700 Ext. 211

kwijibo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Caracal Joined: July/18/2016 Location: Maine Points: 3	Posted: July/19/2016 at 12:35pm
	Thank you! Just to clarify, the cards in the Lynx currently (connected to an old PCI - not PCIe -TDM card) are the same spec as I'll use with the HDX card?

PaulTech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: August/13/2004 Location: United States Points: 5495	Posted: July/19/2016 at 3:32pm
	Yes, the LT-HD card inside the Aurora has not changed. Only the firmware needs to be updated.
	Paul Erlandson Lynx Studio Technology Support 714-545-4700 x 206 Lynx Support and Updates on Facebook!