Avid Pro Audio Community

Avid Pro Audio Community

How to Join & Post  •  Community Terms of Use  •  Help Us Help You

Knowledge Base Search  •  Community Search  •  Learn & Support


Avid Home Page

Go Back   Avid Pro Audio Community > Legacy Products > 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-14-2002, 09:08 AM
hank hill hank hill is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 46
Default building the allen machine

hi everyone.. ok. .ive read alot of the "best machine under 900$ post"... but im not a computer expert so it dosent make much sense... althought have learned alot... and im sorta a get down to business type guy when it comes to computers, since i dont know much about tinkering with them... so this may be a stupid question.. and it may have been answered somewhere in that post.. but here goes... i am completley totally absolutley without a doubt SICK of trying to get the computer that i h ad built to run pro tools to work correctly .. something is malfuncioning.. ive posted on here through out the year and done everything recomended...its gotten to a point where the computer is so quirky that i cant even explain to anyone what is going wrong with it....aaaaanyway... i need a new home computer so im thinking of retiring that computer to be my home computer...(just need to write letters and check email.. itll work for that i guess)...NOW.. if i buy EXACLTY the parts listed in allens first post... and have a real computer guy put it together.. then i follow all the instructions from digi EXACTLY... shuold i expect that system to run flawlessly?... like 32 tracks? and be as stable as you can want a pc to be?... the only difference might be the case. id like a rackmount... but that might mean it would be a different power supply than recommened...would that make a difference??... so again.. if i follow it exaclty.. it should work ? no tinkering?? correct?

Beige EVERCASE E4252W005A ATX MID Tower Case 23.00

Enermax Adjustable 8CM cooling fan 7.00

ENERMAX EG365P-VE(FMA). 350W PSU 60.00

Volcano 9 "CoolMod" Smart and Silent heatsink/fan 29.00

A7V333 motherboard w/1394 port and USB 2.0 125.00

AMD XP2200+ CPU 139.00

Micron 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM 143.00

ATI 7500 Radeon 64Mb DDR 4x Dual Monitor Video Card 57.00

Western Digital 20GB ATA100 7200RPM System Drive 65.00

WD "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 8MB Cache 7200RPM Audio Drive 120.00

MITSUMI D359M3 FDD 1.44MB 3.5INCH 9.00

Lite On 48x24x48 CDRW Model LTR-4824S 57.00

Promise ATA133 TX2 Hard Drive Controller 36.00
__________________
The Farm Recording Studio
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-14-2002, 10:23 AM
Allen Hallada Allen Hallada is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Sun Valley, ID
Posts: 6,686
Default Re: building the allen machine

Get your computer builder to install the software and digi001 for you and keep an ongoing relationship with him or her.
Good luck,
Allen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-14-2002, 11:11 AM
hank hill hank hill is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 46
Default Re: building the allen machine

my computer guy isnt really an audio computer guy... but he does build computers for a living... i shuold be able to install the hardware and software on my own im sure... ill just follow the directions exaclty.. theres a few guys around town that i hear build actual pro tools computers... but since im gonna follow the hardware exaclty to your post... ill just have this guy build it and ill give it a shot installing.. cause hes gonna build it for free... plus he is a guitar student of mine so see him every week.. so he can always help out with a problem... and if i cant get it to work.. since at least the hardware combo is correct... if all else fails. then i can bring it to a pro tools expert, or try the duc...

ive only got 5.1.. i know i need 5.3 to run on windows xp.. so im hoping to get an upgrade disc from guitar center, i just gotta rememebr next time i go over there...

the case shouldnt be a problem right? i dont have your list of components in front of me, but.. i know that most of the time cases come with a powersupply built in.. so i dont remember what you recommened.. but i should be able to go rackmount with a different power supply without a problem right?.. or is there a particular combo you recommend?

thankx.
__________________
The Farm Recording Studio
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-14-2002, 01:07 PM
Allen Hallada Allen Hallada is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Sun Valley, ID
Posts: 6,686
Default Re: building the allen machine

Quote:
Originally posted by hank hill:
my computer guy isnt really an audio computer guy... but he does build computers for a living... i shuold be able to install the hardware and software on my own im sure... ill just follow the directions exaclty.. theres a few guys around town that i hear build actual pro tools computers... but since im gonna follow the hardware exaclty to your post... ill just have this guy build it and ill give it a shot installing.. cause hes gonna build it for free... plus he is a guitar student of mine so see him every week.. so he can always help out with a problem... and if i cant get it to work.. since at least the hardware combo is correct... if all else fails. then i can bring it to a pro tools expert, or try the duc...

ive only got 5.1.. i know i need 5.3 to run on windows xp.. so im hoping to get an upgrade disc from guitar center, i just gotta rememebr next time i go over there...

the case shouldnt be a problem right? i dont have your list of components in front of me, but.. i know that most of the time cases come with a powersupply built in.. so i dont remember what you recommened.. but i should be able to go rackmount with a different power supply without a problem right?.. or is there a particular combo you recommend?

thankx.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes, You can go rackmount. I did list the Enermax power supply separately. I still use WinME with 5.1 on one of my computers and I still like it for most purposes.
Allen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-14-2002, 01:42 PM
da BaSsTaRd! da BaSsTaRd! is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NYC
Posts: 4,933
Default Re: building the allen machine

maybe you should check out yavuz's computer. he's got it for sale because he's buying a mac. its rackmount and turnkey ready.

also, i can vouch for both yavuz's integrity and computer building skills. i'm sure others here will as well...

Quote:
Originally posted by yavuzj:
Hi everyone,

I just ordered the latest 1GHZ TiBook with 1 gig RAM and moving to MAC. I want to get a Digi 002 as well.

So my Digi001 and my Custom Computer is for sale here;

Digi001

Custom Made PC
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">
__________________
i love my apple iPhone!
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-14-2002, 10:46 PM
ReniuR ReniuR is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
Posts: 762
Default Re: building the allen machine

Does anybody have any opinions or reports on how the MSI boards perform with ProTools? I'm looking at the MSI KT3 Ultra board for when I upgrade. I thought I'd save some money and go with MSI, or the Asus A7V266-E KT266A AA, if they work well with PT.

Does anybody have experience with these boards?
__________________
-ReniuR

www.disposableproductions.com
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-15-2002, 12:04 AM
CGlass CGlass is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hershey, PA
Posts: 37
Default Re: building the allen machine

I'm running the MSI KT3 Ultra and it runs just fine. I get 32 + 3 on the DAVEC with 128 buffer, no tweaks to XP on an AMD 2200+. That ASUS board is doing better but I've had no problems running anything on this board.

Casey
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-15-2002, 09:24 AM
ReniuR ReniuR is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
Posts: 762
Default Re: building the allen machine

Quote:
Originally posted by CGlass:
That ASUS board is doing better but I've had no problems running anything on this board.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Are you talking about the A7V266-E or the A7V333?

Thanx for the info. I'll make up my mind when I upgrade and see how much money I have to spend.

Now, which of the MSI's do you have?
KT3 Ultra2-C (MS-6593)?
KT3 Ultra2 6380E-050?
KT3 Ultra?

I see these 3 on pricewatch. Are they all the same thing and the sellers are just listing them a little different?

Again, thanx for any and all help.
__________________
-ReniuR

www.disposableproductions.com
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
newbie to building my own system!! Shane?? Allen?? mykhal c 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) 6 01-27-2007 03:02 PM
Allen HELP! Building a new desktop scar97 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) 1 08-16-2006 03:56 PM
001 problem on Allen machine. Nulius 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) 5 06-15-2004 04:35 PM
NEW ALLEN MACHINE A7V333 G. A. Cowan 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) 3 02-16-2003 11:56 AM
my new allen machine hank hill 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) 14 01-28-2003 07:00 PM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:54 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. Forum Hosted By: URLJet.com