I have to enable onboard audio for 8.0.4 to start !?

[neuromillion]

Since upgrading to 8.0.4 (+cs2), i have to enable my integrated soundcard (in the BIOS) in order to be able to use Pro Tools. Otherwise i get a "Pro Tools is unable to reacquire the hardware because it is in use by another application (...)" message when i launch Pro Tools.
With the 8.0.4 driver, 002r is the default audio peripheral for windows. I changed that to "AC Realtech something" in the windows (XP) control panel and PT would launch. But I thought we were supposed to disable onboard audio ?

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by neuromillion

Since upgrading to 8.0.4 (+cs2), i have to enable my integrated soundcard (in the BIOS) in order to be able to use Pro Tools. Otherwise i get a "Pro Tools is unable to reacquire the hardware because it is in use by another application (...)" message when i launch Pro Tools.
With the 8.0.4 driver, 002r is the default audio peripheral for windows. I changed that to "AC Realtech something" in the windows (XP) control panel and PT would launch. But I thought we were supposed to disable onboard audio ?

Kind of odd. I know w the eleven rack you must have it on but not the 002. Are you disabling it in the bios or device manager? Or somewhere else?

[albee1952]

FWIW, I have always had my onboard audio enabled. but I have also preferred to have all non-Pro Tools audio handled by the onboard(it avoids any hardware conflicts). Whenever I want to hear other sounds, I select my motherboard optical output on a Presonus Central Station. Back a few years, I would run the analog out from the motherboard to the AUX/ALT inputs of my 002/003 and push a button. The optical path sounds way better though.

[neuromillion]

Originally Posted by guitardom

Kind of odd. I know w the eleven rack you must have it on but not the 002. Are you disabling it in the bios or device manager? Or somewhere else?

Cheers guitardom, you pointed me in the right direction.
For some reason, the ELeven rack driver was installed during the 8.0.4 update.
i uninstalled it and disabled the onboard audio in the bios, and voilà, it now works as it did before the update.