Hard Drive Configuration And Maintenance - DigiDesign Mbox Getting Started Manual

Return to the System Preferences and click
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Software Update.
Deselect "Automatically check for updates
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when you have a network connection."
Close the Software Update dialog box.
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Proceed to "Installing Pro Tools on Mac OS X"
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on page 19.
System Settings for Mac OS 9
The following settings ensure optimum perfor-
mance and compatibility for systems running
Mac OS 9.
To configure Mac OS 9 for Pro Tools LE:
In the Memory Control Panel, do the follow-
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ing:
• Set Virtual Memory to Off.
• Set the RAM Disk to Off.
• Set the Disk Cache to a Custom Setting of
512K.
In the Energy Saver Control Panel, set the "in-
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active" time to Never.
If you are installing Pro Tools on a Macintosh
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PowerBook, click the Advanced Settings tab in
the Energy Saver Control Panel, and turn off
Processor Cycling.
In the Appearance Control Panel, do the fol-
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lowing:
• Click the Fonts tab and set the Large Sys-
tem Font to Chicago. In addition, deselect
"Smooth all fonts on screen."
• Click the Sound tab and select None from
the Sound Track pop-up menu.
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In the Extensions Manager Control Panel,
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choose the "Mac OS 9.2.2 Base" set from the Se-
lected Set pop-up menu.
Extensions Manager Control Panel
Click Duplicate Set, name the new set
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"Pro Tools," and click OK.
Click Restart to restart your computer.
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Proceed to "Installing Pro Tools on Mac OS 9"
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on page 20.
Be sure to create your Pro Tools extension
set before installing Pro Tools LE. After you
install Pro Tools, a number of Digidesign
extensions will be added to the new
"Pro Tools" Extension Set. Be sure this
"Pro Tools" Extension Set is activated
whenever you use Pro Tools.
Hard Drive Configuration and
Maintenance
It is recommended that you start with a newly
initialized audio drive. You should also periodi-
cally defragment your audio drive to ensure
continued system performance.
If you are using a SCSI hard drive, you can ini-
tialize your drive with the utility software
named ExpressStripe (Mac OS X) or ExpressPro-
Tools (Mac OS 9) from ATTO, included on the
Pro Tools LE Installer CD-ROM. If you are using
an ATA/IDE or FireWire hard drive, initialize
your drive with the utility named Disk Utility
(Mac OS X) or Drive Setup (Mac OS 9), included
with your Apple System software.