Will my laptop even work with PT 8LE?

[dap76]

I have a Gateway P-6860FX and tried installing PT 8LE with an Mbox 2 on my laptop. I know Windows 7 isn't even supported yet but I tried anyway since some were having success getting it to run with a USB interface.

The install goes fine, but when I reboot when prompted I get a PACERegister error 3. When I try to run PT as admin I get another error that says Code -7 and a failed to initialize 0xc0000142. I am thinking that something is going wrong with the PACE part of the install. I tried updating to PT 8.0.1 and updating the PACE software but I still get the same errors. I have an InterLok folder in my C:\Program Files (x86)\InterLok but that folder was empty. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I did the install as compatible with Vista Service Pack 2 and ran PT as admin.

I would like to get this working on Windows 7 64bit but I am now wondering if my laptop will even work with PT.

I am posting a Sandra report and would like to know if my system will even work with PT if I had a supported OS.

Thanks!

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Gateway P-6860FX
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : laptop
User : David

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
Speed : 1.83GHz
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

Computer
Platform Compliance : Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
Mainboard : Gateway P-6860FX
BIOS : Phoenix Technologies LTD R01-A1P (94.29.00) 03/10/2008
Bus(es) : X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB PCMCIA USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 4GB DDR2 SO-DIMM

Chipset
Model : Gateway 2000 Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Express Processor to DRAM Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 166MHz (664MHz)
Total Memory : 4GB DDR2 SO-DIMM
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 332MHz (664MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Samsung M4 70T5663QZ3-CE6 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3)
Memory Module : Samsung M4 70T5663QZ3-CE6 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS (64 SM4.0 1.25GHz, 512MB DDR3 2x864MHz, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor

Storage Devices
WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 298GB (C:) (D:)
Generic-Multi-Card 8GB (USB) : 7GB (F:)
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0 (500.1GB, USB/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 466GB (G:)
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7563A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 283GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
Removable Drive (F:) : 7GB (FAT32) @ Generic-Multi-Card 8GB (USB)
Local Disk (G:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0 (500.1GB, USB/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
Recovery (D:) : 15GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ Optiarc DVD RW AD-7563A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Gateway 2000 ICH8M (ICH8) LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 FC-11h
Audio Device : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) HD Audio Controller
Serial Port(s) : 3
Disk Controller : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Disk Controller : Gateway 2000 ICH8M (ICH8) 3 port SATA Controller
USB Controller 1 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #4
USB Controller 2 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #5
USB Controller 3 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB2 EHCI #2
USB Controller 4 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #1
USB Controller 5 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #2
USB Controller 6 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #3
USB Controller 7 : Gateway 2000 82801H (ICH8) USB2 EHCI #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Lucent/Agere Systems (Was: AT&T MicroElectronics) FW322/323 IEEE1394 OHCI FireWire Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Canon MP620 series Printer (Colour)

Scanners and Cameras
Scanner : Canon WIA Canon MP620 ser_000085F437CF (Scanner, USB)

Peripherals
Media Player : Generic- Multi-Card (7.4GB)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Wireless Adapter 1 : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (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 7 Ultimate 6.01.7100
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 4.9

[pianosound]

Sorry dap,,,,,,, Your drives are too slow,,, 5400 rpm and only 8 MB cache. And your 2nd drive for recording is the same with usb,,,, usb being a no go!! You need a firewire (approved) drive,, and bothe drives should be 7200 rpm, with a minimum of 16 MB cache, (32 MB cache prefered for 8.1)!!!
Good Luck,,,,,,,,,,, Mike

[dap76]

I understand the issue with the drives. I just want to make sure this system will even load up PT (as of now it won't even start) before investing more $ into new drives. I plan on getting 2 7200 RPM internals.

[dannyguitar72]

I've got exactly the same proble with my workstation. Mbox 2 pro. PT 8.0.3 works perfectly on Windows 7 x86 Ultimate... switching to Windows 7 x64 Ultimate there's no way to get protools running. P.S. my drive is a raid0 of a couple of 7200rpm drives....