Mbox Mini Lights up but "hardware not found"

[Stephen Connor]

TiKKo,

Interesting. Thank you for suggesting that. I tried just running Pro Tools in compatibility mode and no change.

I will try installing in compatibility mode asap. Will post here how this goes.

Thanks also for the tip on the .dpm files ...

Will get back,

sc

Originally Posted by TiKkO

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.

[mitchem890]

Was this ever resolved? i had the same issue two days ago. now my mbox three only show the power light, my comp cant find the hardware.

[Stephen Connor]

Never. I returned it.

[Mindfish]

Originally Posted by mitchem890

Was this ever resolved? i had the same issue two days ago. now my mbox three only show the power light, my comp cant find the hardware.

I'm having the same problem with my Mbox Mini 3G on Win7 x64. Worked fine an hour ago. Now Windows won't detect the soundcard any more. It powers up on USB, but there is no reaction from Windows. I've tried different USB ports and tried power cycling the PC several times, even disconnecting all power, but nothing helped.

I'm running the latest drivers (1.0.6).

[Stephen Connor]

I tried everything in this forum repeatedly and nothing worked. That includes upgrading from Vista to Windows 7.

Audio hardware seems very quirky. I returned the MBox like I said and purchased Presonus Firestudio Mobile, which works.

Suddenly it started going out. This is Firewire by the way. Anyway, I noticed concurrently that Java updater was set (don't recall assigning this setting) to check every day ... whenever I clicked OK, Firestudio Mobile would fail the following the computer restart.

Weird but true.

Steve

[Mindfish]

I tried the Mbox in a different computer with the same result. It looks like the sound card is dead after only a week's use.

I think I'm going to return it as well and not bother with Avid in the future.

[Stephen Connor]

That's what I did too, with the same result. If you don't actually need Pro Tools ... the Presonus I purchased was up and running in 20-30 minutes. It comes with a junior versions of Studio One, it costs $199 to upgrade it to handle VSTs. Sound is brilliant, everything works.

[sunmedia]

Hi...I Have This Problem....Do You Know Fix This?

[Stephen Connor]

Sad to say, the only way I could fix it was to return the Mbox and get a Presonus. Believe me, I tried everything on every forum post, FAQ, and reference file I could find. It was a huge PITA and the first time I ever had to return any hardware (I've probably had 25 computers over the years, never mind other various interfaces.) The Presonus was up and running in 20 minutes.

[sunmedia]

Hi...I Have This Problem...Do You Know Fix This?