System Requments

Required Hardware

The computer system must meet the following hardware requirements in order to use the RED ROCKET-X:

• PCIe slot that accepts a x16 card, and has 16 lanes of data for maximum performance
• Physical space to accommodate the 12" RED ROCKET-X card
• One (1) 6-pin PCIe power cable (for Thunderbolt expansion chassis and PC installations)
• 8GB RAM

Supported Hardware

The RED ROCKET-X can be installed in any of the following:

• Mac Pro^®
• Thunderbolt expansion chassis
• PCIe expansion chassis
• Windows-based computer

Additional Mac Pro Required Hardware

The RED ROCKET-X can be installed directly in the following Mac Pro models:

• Early 2009 (machine model 4,1)
• Mid 2010 (machine model 5,1)
• Mid 2012 (machine model 5,1)

NOTE: The Mac Pro Late 2013 (machine model 6,1) does not support expansions cards. However, you can connect a RED ROCKET-X to a Mac Pro Late 2013 via a Thunderbolt expansion chassis.

Supported Operating Systems

The RED ROCKET-X can be used with the following operating systems:

• Mac^® OS X^® 10.7 or later
• Windows Vista^® or later
• Linux^® (Red Hat)

NOTE: Be sure that you have installed the latest system updates and service packs for your system; otherwise you may encounter software or hardware problems.

NOTE: If you are using a Linux application with RED ROCKET, you need to obtain the appropriate driver from the company providing the application. If you are interested in developing your own tools for Linux you may want to sign up for the R3D SDK. RED^® DOES NOT provide drivers for Linux.

Required Software

• RED ROCKET-X driver: Part of the RED ROCKET-X Installer, available for download at www.red.com/downloads.
• RED ROCKET-X firmware: Part of the RED ROCKET-X Installer, available for download at www.red.com/downloads.
• REDCINE-X PRO: Available for download at www.red.com/downloads.

Contact third-party software vendors about the availability of other RED ROCKET-X enabled software.