RME has announced that all of their currently sold cards are fully compatible to Apple's new G5 computers. Since 1998, RME has been using the future-proof 3 Volt technology in all their PCI-based products. All products except the DIGI32 series of interface cards can be used with any computer having PCI-X slots, like server motherboards, SGI workstations or G5 computers. This includes all cards of the DIGI96 series, Hammerfall series and Hammerfall DSP series.
The 3 Volt compatible cards can be easily recognized: they have a second notch within the PCI connector contacts. In 1999, a batch of DIGI96 and Hammerfall cards has been shipped, which included a PCB error, making them incompatible to 3 Volt computers. "If a computer won't boot with an older DIGI96 or Hammerfall series card inserted, then this card can be easily modified by any competent technician within a minute. The modification even doesn't need soldering. Of course, in case such a modification is necessary, it can also be done for free by RME," Matthias Carstens explained.
As upcoming 64-bit computers from Intel or AMD will also have PCI-X slots, RME expects full compatibility with these systems too.
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www.rme-audio.com.