Mac 8 Core, Protools LE 7.1, and Audio Record Volumes

[Black doG]

Hi friends,
I just bought a new 8 core Mac (OSX 10.4.10) and trying to start Protools (version 7.1) for the first time. The program fires up OK, but when trying to open a new project and saving the document, the software says my hard disks are not "Audio Record volumes"...

I've not had this trouble before on internal discs (journaled), or the usual external firewire discs (extended, not journaled)....

What's going on?.... is it the new system/machine?? Is this a known problem? Will I be forced to upgrade and will this solve the problem??

FYI, I used the 'migration utility' to copy all apps and documents from my old mac to the new.

Thanks in Advance,
Charles

[DJ Insomaniac]

Well, first off, you need Pro Tools 7.1.1 as a minimum to run on an Intel Mac. That's a free upgrade for 7.x users. However, at this point, it may make more sense to grab 7.3. You also need to make sure all of your plugins are the UB versions, so that they will run on the computer. That may help out your issue.

[j20056]

Do you have the 5100 quad processors or the 5300? Digidesign says on the compatibility section of this site says that the 5300, which currently ship from Apple, are not yet fully tested. Iam also thinking of buying a duo-quad core, but I was wondering if I need to wait until it is certified?
Which speed of processors did you get, the 3Ghz? How much RAM? Do you run any memory / CPU intensive plugins?

[j20056]

Do you have the 5100 quad processors or the 5300? Digidesign says on the compatibility section of this site says that the 5300, which currently ship from Apple, are not yet fully tested. Iam also thinking of buying a duo-quad core, but I was wondering if I need to wait until it is certified?
Which speed of processors did you get, the 3Ghz? How much RAM? Do you run any memory / CPU intensive plugins?

[lwilliam]

I would always recommend waiting until Digi tests and approves the new models. MOST of the time you'll be OK, but every once in a while Apple makes a model that just doesn't play nicely with PTLE and you'd be stuck.

If you're a gamblin' type of person, go for it. The odds are in your favor that it will eventually be certified by Digi. This also applies to the OS version. 10.3.9 was a bear with Digi's Core Audio driver, and I couldn't wait to upgrade to 10.4.0.

Likewise, 10.4.10 seems to have a few issues, so I'm staying at 10.4.9.

[stuey]

http://duc.digidesign.com/showflat.p...rt=&PHPSESSID=



Take a look at this. Basically, my intel 8 core runs like a total dog. it gives me DAE errors when i playback 6 audio tracks. This is with my sample rate is 44.1 at 1024 samples!!
I have 7.1.1 installed. All plugs are updated, i have updated my MP Tool kit. I have 8 Mb RAM, and i record on my 2nd internal drive ( 500Gb )

Is 7.1.1 qualified to work with the 8 core? I know it's needed for intel. But specifically the 8 core, i've not heard or seen any info to say so, although a digi tech told me it was, i've not seen any 8 core documentation. I have seen 7.2.1 that is qualified for the 8 core.

Can anyone give me some info?

Digidesign have not got back to me at all regrading this problem, after constant telephone conversations and emails. My 002 rack also errors with 'firewire reset detected' this is only since i plugged my intel in.

any help would be greatly appreciated

stuart