Digidesign 2 Manual De Usuario

Windows System Settings

In Windows, configure the following Control 
Panel settings.

Enable DMA for any IDE hard drives:

1  

Right-click My Computer, located in the Start 

menu, and choose Properties.

2  

Click the Hardware tab, and click the Device 

Manager button.

3  

In the Device Manager window, locate and 

double-click the Primary IDE Channel for your 
IDE hard drive. Click the Advanced Settings tab.

4  

For each device, set the Transfer Mode to 

“DMA if available,” and click OK.

5  

Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any additional IDE 

Channels.

6  

Close the Device Manager window.

Other Software and Hardware Affecting 
System Performance

Pro Tools LE can also be affected by other soft-
ware and hardware drivers installed on your 
computer. For best possible performance, it is 
recommended that you:

• Avoid running other Windows programs at 

the same time as Pro Tools LE.

• Turn off any software utilities that run in the 

background, such as calendars and virus pro-
tection programs.

• If your video display card supports it, enable 

Bus Mastering in the manufacturer’s Control 
Panel.

• Disable any networking cards (other than the 

1394 “FireWire” card that you will use to con-
nect the Digi 002 to your system). 

To disable a network card:

1  

Right-click My Computer, located in the Start 

menu, and choose Properties.

2  

Click the Hardware tab, and click the Device 

Manager button.

3  

In the Device Manager window, locate and 

double-click the Network Adapter card you want 
to disable. 

1  

Under the General tab, choose “Do note use 

this device (disable)” from the Device Usage 
pop-up menu, and click OK. 

2  

Close the Device Manager window. 

Disable Virus-Protection Software

If you are using virus-protection software, turn 
it off or remove it and restart your computer. 
Avoid running virus-protection software while 
using Digi 002 since it adversely affects system 
performance.

Completing Windows System 
Settings

When finished with updating Windows system 
settings, power down your computer, then con-
tinue with Digi 002 connection steps, below.

Connecting Digi 002 to the 
Computer

Before installing Pro Tools LE software and the 
Digi 002 driver, you need to connect Digi 002 to 
the computer.