Avoid Battery Usage; Disable Devices - Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ Operation Manual

11.6.3 Avoid battery usage

It is not recommended to run the laptop on its battery, as the computer might slow the
clock rate of the CPU down.

11.6.4 Disable devices

First, disconnect additional hardware (printers, scanners etc.) that you do not need while
you are working with your audio interface. Thus, the computer does not need to handle
devices that is currently not being used..
Besides that, laptops often are equipped with built-in devices that tend to disturb audio
processing. An example is a wireless LAN card. In case you experience serious dropouts,
you might need to disable these devices while working with your audio interface.
Disable devices in Windows XP
Right-click on My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager to open the device
manager. Double-click on a device to bring up its properties dialog. On the bottom of this
pane you can disable the device via the drop-down menu. Deactivate it and hit OK. You
should see a red cross over the device, which means that it has been deactivated.
Common built-in devices are: network adapters, wireless LAN cards, Bluetooth ports, in-
frared ports, printer ports etc. Try to disable the network adapter and wireless LAN card
first, as they are the most common problem causing devices in audio processing.
Make sure that you do not disable devices that are indispensable for your laptop to work
properly!
Here is a list of devices that you should not deactivate: System timer, Keyboard, System
CMOS/ real time clock, Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System, Numeric data processor,
Primary IDE Channel, Secondary IDE Channel, Graphics Controller, Ultra ATA Storage
Controllers.
Disable devices on Macintosh OS X
If you have a wireless LAN card installed and Bluetooth running, turn them off while you
are using the AUDIO 8 DJ (you can turn this off in the top OS X menu bar).
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