DigiDesign 3 Getting Started Manual page 18

Under Device Manager, choose Device Man-
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ager.
In the Device Manager window, double-click
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IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, then double-click
the Primary IDE Channel for your IDE hard
drive.
Click the Advanced Settings tab.
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For each device, set the Transfer Mode to
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"DMA if available," and click OK.
Repeat steps 5–7 for any additional IDE Chan-
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nels.
Close the Computer Management window.
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Disabling System Standby and Power
Management
When using Pro Tools, the Windows System
Standby power scheme must be set to Always
On. This helps prevent long record or playback
passes from stopping due to system resources
powering down.
To configure Windows Power Management:
Choose Start > Control Panel.
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Double-click Power Options.
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Click the Power Schemes tab.
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From the Power Schemes pop-up menu, select
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Always On.
Click OK.
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This sets System Standby, System Hibernate,
and "Turn off hard disks" to Never.
On AMD processors, be sure to check and
disable Cool N'Quiet in the System BIOS (in
the Cool & Quiet Configuration section). See
the manufacturer's documentation for in-
structions on disabling this power option, if
necessary.
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Disabling ClearType Font Smoothing
When using Pro Tools, the Effects "Clear Type"
setting must be disabled.
To disable ClearType font smoothing:
Choose Start > Control Panel.
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Double-click Display.
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Click the Appearance tab.
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Click Effects.
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Deselect "Use the following method to
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smooth edges of screen fonts."
Click OK to save your settings and close the Ef-
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fects dialog.
Click OK.
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Restart the computer.
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Recommended Optimizations
Pro Tools can also be affected by other software
and hardware drivers installed on your com-
puter. For best possible performance, it is recom-
mended (but not required) that you do the fol-
lowing:
• Avoid running any unneeded programs at
the same time as Pro Tools.
• Turn off any software utilities that run in
the background, such as Windows Messen-
ger, calendars, and disk maintenance pro-
grams.
• Turn off any non-essential USB devices
while running Pro Tools.
• If your video display card supports it, en-
able Bus Mastering in the manufacturer's
Control Panel. See the manufacturer's in-
structions for details.