powering on 003

[boove]

from the 003 guide:


5 Turn on the 003 series device.
6 Turn on your computer.



now, what would happen if my computer is already on and i then turned on the 003? do i always have to start with the computer shut down?

ive just ordered my 003 so wont have it yet but in a week or so when it arrives i dont want to blow the damn thing up.

[albee1952]

You won't hurt anything BUT the computer may not recognize it and you will need to reboot. Also, don't hot patch the firewire cable.

[boove]

cheers


i am coming from a PC that has used an mbox 2 for years you see. it always started up with the pc. lots of little things like this to think about that i had not given any thought to...

hence the really stupidly cautious question.

[Stiff]

I complained about this a few days back. I think it has always been the case that you should do it in that order but I never had a problem with it prior to PT8. Now with PT8 the system didn't recognize iTunes sometimes if I turned on the computer first.

[docbop]

In general anything external should be turned on first and off last. Especially hard drives to insure the OS's buffers get flushed and you don't lose your last disk write.

[aVoreis]

I haven't noticed any problems with Digi core and itunes since upgrading to PT8 (I'm also running a 003). Weird.

[albee1952]

FWIW, I turn on every piece of gear I have (except powered speakers) with a single switch. That includes:
003, 22" screens(x2)
Headphone amp
Presonus Forestudio
Focusrite ISA428
Dual core PC with several drives
Central Station
CD player
.............
The PC is set to boot on restoration of AC power so 1 switch fires up the works. Done it like this for 4 years with no problems. Any hard drives that are not connected when you open PT, will not be recognized by PT.