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Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
My siSandra is after my entry. I am using Windows XP SP3 w/ Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 via USB 2.0 Mbox Mini.
I have seen a few people encounter this problem, but many of those are solved by reinstalling the drivers. I have done this, and also reinstalled Pro Tools 8.0.4 using the disk from when I purchased it. I was using the interface and Pro Tools with relatively few problems until today. When I clicked on Pro Tools, I received the error message "Unable to locate DigiDesign hardware. Make sure your hardware is connected and turned on. Click "OK" when the hardware is ready." Also, in my Mbox mini control panel, my device is listed as hardware not connected and not streaming. The latest drivers I installed are 1.0.6. Strangely enough, it doesn't even show up at all in my device manager and is not an option in my audio sound card settings. I have tried swapping the interface USB cable, trying every USB port (except my hub which i know not to use), performing the recommended windows tweaks found on this forum, trying another user account, anything I could think of. Nothing has solved my problem. The power light comes on when I turn on my computer or remove the device and plug it back in, but I never heard the familiar noise that usually sounds, and nothing comes up for me to install new hardware. I have also tried uninstalling the mbox mini then installing the new drivers, that didn't work either. I also tried plugging in a SM58 just to see if the sig/clip light indicator would light up but nothing at all with the gain all the way up (the mic and cable are good). I'm really at a loss because I've only had this rig about a week and it worked up until this point, but I haven't changed anything so that blows my mind! SiSoftware Sandra Computer Manufacturer : System manufacturer Model : System Product Name Family : To Be Filled By O.E.M. Version : System Version Serial Number : System Serial Number ID : A209A460-11D5FE8D-1A0085A1-1EDD2B92 SKU Number : To Be Filled By O.E.M. Computer Chassis Manufacturer : Chassis Manufacture Type : Desktop Can be locked : No Version : Chassis Version Power Cord(s) : 1 Serial Number : Chassis Serial Number Asset Tag : Asset-1234567890 Boot-up State : Safe Power State : Safe Thermal State : Safe Security State : External Interface Locked-out Mainboard Manufacturer : Asus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No Multi-Processing (MPS) Version : 1.40 Model : Commando Type : Mainboard Version : Rev 1.xx Serial Number : MB-1234567890 Asset Tag : To Be Filled By O.E.M. Location in Chassis : To Be Filled By O.E.M. BIOS : 64-1404-000001-00101111-071307-Intel-BW Mainboard Properties Removable : No Replaceable : Yes Hot Swap : No On-board Devices Onboard Ethernet : Ethernet Adapter (Enabled) Computer Memory Controller Location : Mainboard Error Correction Capability : None Number of Memory Slots : 4 Maximum Installable Memory : 4GB BANK0 - DIMM0 : Manufacturer0 PartNum0 SerNum0 AssetTagNum0 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 1GB/64 @ 533MHz BANK1 - DIMM1 : Manufacturer1 PartNum1 SerNum1 AssetTagNum1 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 1GB/64 @ 533MHz BANK2 - DIMM2 : Manufacturer2 PartNum2 SerNum2 AssetTagNum2 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 1GB/64 @ 533MHz BANK3 - DIMM3 : Manufacturer3 PartNum3 SerNum3 AssetTagNum3 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 1GB/64 @ 533MHz Chipset Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub Revision : A3 Bus : Intel AGTL+ Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 500MHz (2GHz) Maximum FSB Speed : 4x 400MHz (1.6GHz) Width : 64-bit I/O Queue Depth : 12 request(s) Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 15.63GB/s Maximum Power : 9.50W Chipset 1 Hub Interface Type : DMI (Direct Media Interface) Version : 1.00 Number of Ports : 4 In/Out Width : 4-bit / 4-bit Full Duplex : Yes Multiplier : 3x Speed : 100MHz Logical/Chipset Memory Banks Bank 0 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 1 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 2 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 3 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 4 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 5 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 6 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Bank 7 : 512MB DIMM DDR2 3-4-4-15 1T Maximum Installable Memory : 8GB Supported Memory Types : DIMM DDR2 Channels : 2 Memory Bus Speed : 2x 500MHz (1GHz) Maximum Memory Speed : 2x 533MHz (1GHz) Multiplier : 1x Width : 64-bit FMA - Fast Memory Access Support : Yes Refresh Rate : 7.80µs Power Save Mode : No Fixed Hole Present : No Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 15.63GB/s APIC 1 Version : 2.00 Multiplier : 1/2x Maximum Interrupts : 24 IRQ Handler Engaged : Yes Enhanced Support : Yes Memory Module Manufacturer : OCZ Model : OCZ2T800C31G Extended Information : mVN Type : 1GB DIMM DDR2 Technology : 16x(64Mx8) Speed : PC2-6400U DDR2-800 Standard Timings : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Version : 1.02 Memory DC Line : 1.80V Timing @ 400MHz : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Timing @ 333MHz : 4-4-4-12 3-19-4-4 Timing @ 267MHz : 3-3-3-10 3-15-3-3 Enhanced Performance Profiles : Yes Profile @ 400MHz: Optimal : 3-4-4-15 2T 5.2V Memory Module Manufacturer : OCZ Model : OCZ2T800C31G Extended Information : mVN Type : 1GB DIMM DDR2 Technology : 16x(64Mx8) Speed : PC2-6400U DDR2-800 Standard Timings : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Version : 1.02 Memory DC Line : 1.80V Timing @ 400MHz : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Timing @ 333MHz : 4-4-4-12 3-19-4-4 Timing @ 267MHz : 3-3-3-10 3-15-3-3 Enhanced Performance Profiles : Yes Profile @ 400MHz: Optimal : 3-4-4-15 2T 5.2V Memory Module Manufacturer : OCZ Model : OCZ2T800C31G Extended Information : mVN Type : 1GB DIMM DDR2 Technology : 16x(64Mx8) Speed : PC2-6400U DDR2-800 Standard Timings : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Version : 1.02 Memory DC Line : 1.80V Timing @ 400MHz : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Timing @ 333MHz : 4-4-4-12 3-19-4-4 Timing @ 267MHz : 3-3-3-10 3-15-3-3 Enhanced Performance Profiles : Yes Profile @ 400MHz: Optimal : 3-4-4-15 2T 5.2V Memory Module Manufacturer : OCZ Model : OCZ2T800C31G Extended Information : mVN Type : 1GB DIMM DDR2 Technology : 16x(64Mx8) Speed : PC2-6400U DDR2-800 Standard Timings : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Version : 1.02 Memory DC Line : 1.80V Timing @ 400MHz : 5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4 Timing @ 333MHz : 4-4-4-12 3-19-4-4 Timing @ 267MHz : 3-3-3-10 3-15-3-3 Enhanced Performance Profiles : Yes Profile @ 400MHz: Optimal : 3-4-4-15 2T 5.2V Sensors 1 Model : Winbond W83668HG ISA Version : 12.01 Mainboard Specific Support : No Sensors 2 Model : Intel Core CPU [P0, C2, T70] Version : 15.06 Mainboard Specific Support : No Temperature Sensor(s) Board Temperature : 35.00°C CPU 1 Temperature : 27.00°C Cooling Device(s) Auto Fan Speed Control : Yes CPU 1 Fan : 2557rpm Voltage Sensor(s) CPU 1 DC Line : 1.35V CPU 2/Aux DC Line : 0.13V +3.3V DC Line : 3.19V +5V DC Line : 5.23V +12V DC Line : 12.79V Standby DC Line : 3.19V Battery DC Line : 3.19V System Bus(es) on Hub 1 Version : 2.30 System Bus 0 : PCI System Bus 1 : PCIe 1.00 x16 2.5Gbps System Bus 2 : PCIe 1.00 x1 2.5Gbps System Bus 3 : PCIe 1.00 x1 2.5Gbps System Bus 4 : PCIe 1.00 x4 2.5Gbps System Bus 5 : PCI66 LPC Hub Controller 1 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller Revision : A3 ACPI Power Management Enabled : Yes Advanced TCO Mode Support : Yes Advanced TCO Mode Enabled : No High Precision Timer Enabled : Yes Number of Precision Timers : 3 System Timer : 14.32MHz Delayed Transaction Enabled : Yes LPC Legacy Controller 1 Type : Winbond W83627DHG Version : 0.23 Number of Enabled Devices : 16 Disk Controller Model : ASUS ICH8R (ICH8) SATA RAID Controller OEM Device Name : Intel ICH8R (ICH8) SATA RAID Controller Interface : SATA Revision : A3 Maximum SATA Mode : G2 / SATA300 RAID Support : Yes RAID Enabled : Yes Channels : 6 In Use Channels : 2 Port : G2 / SATA300 Port : G2 / SATA300 Disk Controller Model : ASUS P5B [JMB363] OEM Device Name : Jmicron JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller Interface : ATA Revision : A3 Channels : 4 Audio Device Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) HD Audio Controller Revision : A3 Type : HD (High-Definition) Audio Version : 1.00 Number of In / Out / Bi-Directional Streams : 4 / 4 / 0 Number of Serial Data Streams : 1 Audio Device Model : Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty OEM Device Name : Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Revision : A1 Type : AC '97 USB Controller 1 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #4 Revision : A3 Version : 1.10 Interface : UHCI Channels : 2 Speed : 48MHz Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 2 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #5 Revision : A3 Version : 1.10 Interface : UHCI Channels : 2 Speed : 48MHz Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 3 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB2 EHCI #2 Revision : A3 Version : 2.00 Specification : 1.00 Interface : EHCI Channels : 4 Companion Controllers : 2 Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) High (480Mbps) Addressing Support : 64-bit Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 4 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #1 Revision : A3 Version : 1.10 Interface : UHCI Channels : 2 Speed : 48MHz Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 5 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #2 Revision : A3 Version : 1.10 Interface : UHCI Channels : 2 Speed : 48MHz Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 6 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB UHCI #3 Revision : A3 Version : 1.10 Interface : UHCI Channels : 2 Speed : 48MHz Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 7 Model : ASUS P5B OEM Device Name : Intel 82801H (ICH8) USB2 EHCI #1 Revision : A3 Version : 2.00 Specification : 1.00 Interface : EHCI Channels : 6 Companion Controllers : 3 Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full-Length (12Mbps) High (480Mbps) Addressing Support : 64-bit Legacy Emulation Enabled : No FireWire/1394 Controller 1 Model : ASUS TSB43AB22 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller OEM Device Name : TI TSB43AB22 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller Revision : A1 Version : 1.10 Interface : OHCI Enhanced Support : Yes Channels : 64 Speed : 400MHz SMBus/i2c Controller 1 Model : Intel ICH SMBus Version : 0.02 Specification : 2.00 Advanced TCO Mode Enabled : No Slave Device Enabled : Yes PEC Support : Yes Speed : 100kHz Expansion Slot(s) PCIEX16_1 : PCI-X 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Used PCI_1 (1h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Used PCI_2 (2h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Available PCI_3 (3h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Available PCI_4 (4h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Available PCIEX16_2 (4h) : PCI-X 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Available Port Connector(s) PS/2 Mouse - PS/2 Mouse : Mouse / PS/2 PS/2 Keyboard - PS/2 Keyboard : Keyboard / PS/2 USB1 - USB1 : USB / USB USB2 - USB2 : USB / USB USB3 - USB3 : USB / USB USB4 - USB4 : USB / USB USB5 - USB5 : USB / USB USB6 - USB6 : USB / USB USB7 - USB7 : USB / USB USB8 - USB8 : USB / USB USB9 - USB9 : USB / USB USB10 - USB10 : USB / USB Audio Line Out1 - Audio Line Out1 : Audio / Mini-jack Audio Line Out2 - Audio Line Out2 : Audio / Mini-jack Audio Line Out3 - Audio Line Out3 : Audio / Mini-jack Audio Line Out4 - Audio Line Out4 : Audio / Mini-jack Audio Line Out5 - Audio Line Out5 : Audio / Mini-jack Audio Line Out6 - Audio Line Out6 : Audio / Mini-jack SPDIF_OUT1 - SPDIF_OUT1 : Audio / CD-ROM Sound Input SPDIF_OUT2 - SPDIF_OUT2 : Audio / CD-ROM Sound Input GbE LAN 1 - GbE LAN 1 : Network / RJ-45 PCI LAN 2 - PCI LAN 2 : Network / RJ-45 FireWire 1 - FireWire 1 : FireWire/1394 FireWire 2 - FireWire 2 : FireWire/1394 SB_SATA1 : ATA SB_SATA2 : ATA SB_SATA3 : ATA SB_SATA4 : ATA SB_SATA5 : ATA SB_SATA6 : ATA JMicron_SATA1 : ATA JMicron_SATA2 : ATA JMicron_IDE : ATA CHA_FAN1 : None CHA_FAN2 : None CHA_FAN3 : None CD : Audio / CD-ROM Sound Input FP_AUDIO : Audio / CD-ROM Sound Input FLOPPY : Floppy Disk CPU_FAN : None PWR_FAN : None Performance Enhancing Tips Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate. Warning 2508 : All memory slots are full. Upgrading the memory may be difficult or expensive. Warning 2541 : FSB exceeds Chipset rated speed. Reduce FSB. Warning 2523 : Memory bus speed exceeds memory rated speed. Reduce memory bus speed. Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip. |
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
I feel your pain brother...they need to get their S**t together...I am also having problems...PT is like a sibling...one minute I love it...the next I hate it with a passion.
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
Yeah I just dropped what is serious cash to me... I'm tired of my time being wasted trying to figure out problems that shouldn't even be there. I'm still at a loss on what to do.
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
Don't jump to conclusions just yet. The report on your system is very hard to decipher, but there are some things to check on here. First off, I see RAID is enabled and Pro Tools does not support RAID, so step one (for me) would be to disable RAID. I also can't figure out what your cpu is, or the graphics card is, or how many hard drives you have(because you NEED 2 drives so you can record to a separate drive). If you can fill in the details, maybe we can help.
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
Here are the rest of my system specs:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.4 Ghz overclocked @ 3.4) Hard Drives: Seagate 300 GB (x2) in Raid 0 configuration Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 1950XTX Sorry this wasn't included before, I thought it was part of the Sandra report. Further information, this PC is overclocked but has been running stable for five years. I am frustrated about these odd system requirements... no RAID? My PC has been setup this way since I built it, with many different types of software installed. It is basically functioning as one big interleaved hard disk. Why wouldn't that be supported? Also, if I break my RAID configuration, will I lose the data on my drives? It's not something you can just disable and go about your way; the two drives have to be "broken apart" because they are married and function as a single (but faster) drive. As for the separate hard drive, that should increase performance, but I don't see how Pro Tools wouldn't work at all because of it... My Pro Tools still starts up and goes through the loading process; it just won't continue because according to Pro Tools my Mbox isn't connected. As I understand, Pro Tools is to be installed on the drive with the operating system and session files on the separate drive right? |
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
I decided to give up installing to my desktop because of the RAID configuration. Continuing with my saga of troubleshooting, I tried to install Pro Tools on a HP Windows 7 64-bit Laptop but was not successful. The install froze at "installing Avid drivers" or something like that. I left my Mbox disconnected until I was asked to do so, but the progress bar only made it about this far -------
It was stuck at that point for about four hours and never moved at all... I aborted the installation and it seemed like the drivers were installed, but the Mbox still showed that it wasn't connected like on my desktop. I tried to install again after uninstalling everything and following the Windows 7 optimization guide, but same results as before. The PC is a HP dv4 with an i3 M330 processor and 4 GB RAM. Is it a coincidence that I'm having the same results on two different computers? * Also as albee1952 advised, I purchased an external hard drive (the bigger 7200 RPM) |
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
Any solution to this? I have an MBox 3 Mini with lights on but nobody home in the Device Manager as well ... plus it worked a week ago! I made no changes in my system, can't understand it.
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
As an ignorant noob, I think what makes your (and my) problem unique has nothing to do with the RAID but the focus should be "in my Mbox mini control panel, my device is listed as hardware not connected and not streaming" and "it doesn't even show up at all in my device manager." Unless our PCs are made of cottage cheese, it should show up. Maybe, just maybe, the MBox is the problem?
It makes me wonder if the unit (yours, mine) isn't fried. It gets enough juice to turn on the light, that's it, isn't sending ANY data to the PC. All drivers are installed. Systems conform to specs. Did you remember to stand on your head when you installed Pro Tools? Supposed to do that -- undocumented of course. I think I might have forgotten to do that myself. |
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Re: Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"
Install as admin. I was freaking out about this myself at one point. my solution was to go through EVERY step as admin running in compatibility mode WIN XP Service Pack 2).
This means EVERYTHING as admin in compat mode. All installations should be done this way. After that when its all ready, if you have a problem on the splashscreen after all this, erase the dpm file for every plug-in that it stalls on for the time being. Finally it wil be ready to go. I almost through my whole computer (mbox and all) out the window before realizing this is what I had to do.
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