Scsi Vs. Ide; I I . I N S T A L L A T I O N; Precautions - Lexicon STUDIO - ADDENDUM Manual

SCSI Vs. IDE

Both SCSI and IDE offer distinct advantages:
Benefits
SCSI fast bus performance, removable
media, lots of choices of high
performance drives
IDE drives approach SCSI
performance, inexpensive, using
the IDE bus decreases activity on
the SCSI bus
A system that uses SCSI (PCI) for audio I/O transfers, and IDE for data transfers to and from
the hard drive, and an AGP port for graphics traffic wins the performance test. Adding a
SCSI card and removable media to transport jobs (copying them to and from the internal
IDE drive) wins on performance with the current available technology. Stay tuned on our
Website for the latest recommendations as technology changes.
II. Installation
Depending upon your computer, installation of your Lexicon Studio system should take
about 20 minutes. Please read through the entire procedure before performing the
installation. Lexicon Studio works with third party software (as with Steinberg Cubase VST).
You should complete installation of this software prior to installing the hardware and
software for Lexicon Studio. Refer to your audio software user manual on how to
accomplish this.

Precautions

Turn off and unplug your computer.
Use the anti-static wrist strap provided with your system and make sure that you are
grounded during the entire installation process to prevent static charges that can
damage components.
Put the anti-static bags containing your cards near your computer to avoid walking
around with a card after it is removed from its bag (and generating static electricity).
Before handling any Lexicon Studio cards, discharge any personal static electricity that
may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal surface, such as the
power supply case inside your computer.
Handle the cards only by their edges, as you would a CD. Avoid touching the pins on the
bottom edge of the cards.
Save the anti-static bags containing your Core-32 System card and PC-90 module.
These prevent static electricity from damaging sensitive electronic components on the
cards. Whenever cards are removed from your computer, they should be stored in these
bags.
3.
Lexicon Studio User Guide Addendum
Liabilities
Use of a PCI card to interface to the
computer increases bus traffic
the IDE bus is slower (in most cases
this is NOT the limiting factor), fewer
model choices, no removable media