will essentials work on my system?

[hardcopy]

hi all

im thinking of getting the M-audio Fast Track usb audio interface so i can use my laptop for mobile recording (guitars, instruments, vocals etc), but i'm not certain whether the bundles pro tools essential will work on my laptop, so i thought i'd ask here.

I'm using Vista Home Premium, below is the summary of my hardware from sandra.

Any info & advice you have is much appreciated

thanks

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Acer Aspire 9410

Processor
Model : Genuine Intel(R) CPU           T2060  @ 1.60GHz
Speed : 1.6GHz
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 : 1MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 4-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

Computer
Platform Compliance : Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Mainboard : Acer Myall2
BIOS : Phoenix Technologies LTD V1.18 12/25/2006
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB PCMCIA CardBus USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM

Chipset
Model : Acer 955XM/945GM/PM/GMS/940GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 133MHz (532MHz)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM
Shared Memory : 8MB
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 266MHz (532MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Qimonda 64T128021EDL25B2 1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)
Memory Module : Qimonda 64T128021EDL25B2 1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)

Video System
Video Adapter : Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family (8 SP 200MHz, Integrated Graphics)

Storage Devices
Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 (160GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) : 149GB (C:) (D:)
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 649MB (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
PQSERVICE : 8GB (FAT32)
ACER (C:) : 71GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 (160GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache)
DATA (D:) : 71GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 (160GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache)
Audio CD (E:) : 0bytes (CDFS) @ Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Acer 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller
Audio Device : Acer 82801G (ICH7) High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor 883 High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Lucent/Agere Systems (Was: AT&T MicroElectronics) TOSHIBA Software Modem
Serial Port(s) : 7
Disk Controller : Acer 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M) Serial ATA Storage Controller
USB Controller 1 : Acer 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : Acer 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 3 : Acer 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 4 : Acer 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 5 : Acer 82801G (ICH7) USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
CardBus/PCMCIA Controller 1 : 64512 PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Network Adapter : Bluetooth PAN Network Adapter
Wireless Adapter 1 : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter (802.11g (ERP), WEP n-bit, 54Mbps)

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

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

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 3.0

[sunburst79]

From a hardware standpoint I think you should be good, The big thing is the chipset and your chipset it is old school enough I doubt that it will be a problem. The Big IF would be that your HDD drive appears to be formatted in FAT32 and I beleive that you need NTFS. I'm not sure if PT will even install to a FAT32 drive-As of 7.4 it certainly wants to record/play from NTFS volumes. MS has a utility to convert FAT32 to NTFS but its a one way trip.

[hardcopy]

ok, i've checked and my hdd is NTFS - i cant see any partition that is fat32 so im not sure where that entry in my hardware summary is coming from.

thanks sunburst79

[keesimo]

Protools not compatible with Vista Home

[TOM@METRO]

"Although Windows Vista Home and Home Premium Edition have not been tested or qualified by Digidesign, there are currently no known issues with Vista Home and Home Premium 32-bit operating systems and Pro Tools LE 7.4/8.0 compared to the supported Windows Vista Business or Ultimate Edition operating systems."

[Benoni]

Originally Posted by keesimo

Protools not compatible with Vista Home

The qualifications for M-powered Essentials are much different from PT LE. Even Vista 64 bit is qualified.

Look at the bottom of this page

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...5e77ed72c233ce

[leblanc74]

Originally Posted by keesimo

Protools not compatible with Vista Home

I do have vista home and some of the plugins and drivers are not working for the Pro Tools LE

[Ze216]

I have vista home premium 64 bit and it PT Essential works great on my system