DigiDesign Mbox Getting Started Manual page 12

Enable DMA for any IDE hard drives:
Right-click My Computer and choose Man-
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age.
In Classic view, choose Start > Control Panel >
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System > Hardware.
– or –
In Category view, choose Start > Control panel >
Performance and Maintenance > System > Hard-
ware.
Under System Tools, choose Device Manager.
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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.
In most cases, this will already be set correctly as
Windows XP will detect and activate DMA
mode by default.
Repeat steps 4–6 for any additional IDE Chan-
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nels.
Close the Computer Management window.
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Disable Virus Protection Software
Avoid running virus protection software while
using Mbox since it adversely affects system per-
formance (as do all background processes). If
you are using virus protection software, you
must turn it off or remove it and restart your
computer.
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Disable 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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In Classic View, double-click the Power Op-
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tions Control Panel, then click the Power
Schemes tab.
– or –
In Category view, click Performance and Main-
tenance, then click Power Options, then click
the Power Scheme tab.
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.
Disable 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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In Classic view, double-click Display.
2
– or –
In Category view, click Appearance and Themes,
then click Display.
Click the Appearance tab.
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Click Effects.
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