DAE error -1115

[zippitydoodah]

I'm trying to install Protools LE onto a laptop for a buddy. He has had an Mbox 2 Mini lying around for a while, but never used it. It came with a 7.3 installation disk, but it would not install because his laptop runs on vista.

I've installed Pro Tools LE 7.4cs10 but am running into the 1115 error when I try to run PTLE.

here is a sandra report for his machine, can anyone tell me where the conflict is?

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Model: Acer Aspire 8930G

Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @
2.00GHz
Speed: 2GHz
Cores per Processor: 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core: 1 Unit(s)
Type: Mobile, Dual-Core
Integrated Data Cache: 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64
byte line size
L2 On-board Cache: 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte
line size, 2 threads sharing

Platform Compliance: Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
Mainboard: Acer Aspire 8930
BIOS: Acer V1.14 08/11/2009
Bus(es): X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support: No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (:Yes
Total Memory: 3GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

Model: Acer PM45 Mobile Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed: 4x 200MHz (800MHz)
Total Memory: 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM
Channels: 2
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 400MHz (800MHz)

Memory Module: Elpida EBJ21UE8BAU0-AE-E 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-
8500S DDR3-1066 (7-7-7-20 4-27-8-4)
Memory Module: Elpida EBJ21UE8BAU0-AE-E 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-
8500S DDR3-1066 (7-7-7-20 4-27-8-4)

Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS (32 SM4.0
1.1GHz, 512MB DDR2 2x400MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16)

WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320GB, :298GB (C:) (D:)
Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S (SATA1:3GB (E:)

PQSERVICE: 11GB (NTFS)
ACER (C:): 144GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320GB,
SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
DATA (D:): 139GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320GB,
SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
Pro Tools LE (E:): 3GB (CDFS) @ Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S (SATA150,
BD-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

LPC Hub Controller 1: Acer (ICH9M) LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1: Winbond W83687THF
Audio Device: Acer (ICH9) HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec: Realtek Semiconductor High Definition Audio
Audio Codec: Lucent/Agere Systems (Was: AT&T
MicroElectronics) HDA softmodem
Audio Codec: nVidia 0006h
Serial Port(s): 1
Disk Controller: Acer (ICH9) Mobile SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller 1: Acer (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 2: Acer (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 3: Acer (ICH9) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 4: Acer (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 5: Acer (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 6: Acer (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 7: Acer (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 8: Acer (ICH9) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1: Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus


Network Adapter: Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet
Controller
Wireless Adapter 1: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100 (802.11g
(ERP), TKIP, 54Mbps)

Mains (AC) Line Status: On-Line
Battery No 1: 100%

Windows System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home 6.00.6001
(Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance: x86

[albee1952]

Where is your(his) recording drive? Are you disabling wifi when running Pro Tools?(you should). Have you tried another USB port(not sure if that will help, but its easy to check).

[zippitydoodah]

yes, already done this, just to confirm...

ptle is installed on the C drive and there is a seperate empty drive (d) for recording to...

I disabled the two network adapters and I've tried both of the two usb slots...

any other ideas...?

[sw rec]

Yep, 5400 rpm drives don't have sufficient throughput for PT to work correctly. Read that "help us help you" thread again and you'll see that the minumum recommended drive speed is 7200 rpm. 16mb caches are preferable too. Your drives are not compatible.

[sw rec]

To echo what Mike said, is that a PARTITIONED main drive? That doesn't qualify as a physically separate dedicated recording drive. And again, 5400 rpm won't cut it.

[MikeLip]

Is your C: and D: on the same physical drive? That is not allowed.

Edit: Thanks sw_rec. I deleted my original post thinking I got it wrong.

Mike.

[sw rec]

You were 100% correct, sir!!!!! Partitions don't constitute separate recording drives.

[zippitydoodah]

thanks guys...

I'll go break the bad news...

[wasserwerk]

Originally Posted by sw rec

Yep, 5400 rpm drives don't have sufficient throughput for PT to work correctly. Read that "help us help you" thread again and you'll see that the minumum recommended drive speed is 7200 rpm. 16mb caches are preferable too. Your drives are not compatible.

What is bad with modern 2.5"/5400 HDDs? They had almost same throughput as some 7200 drives.

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by wasserwerk

What is bad with modern 2.5"/5400 HDDs? They had almost same throughput as some 7200 drives.

The simple answer is because Avid says so. The next answer is because, what looks good on paper does not always perform good in reality(case in point; USB2 vs firewire 400). The last answer is because making a partition of the system drive actually stresses it MORE than simply recording to the system drive(C:). Either way, the head stack(the "pickup" that writes and retrieves data) now has to do twice the work(do all the mundane system stuff), AND do all the recording/playback audio stuff. That's a ()*&^load of work for any single hard drive.