DAE error - 9131

[OlleGrane]

Hi!
I teach audio at a jazzschool.
We´re running ProTools LE 7.3 on a Digi002 with a MacPro computer;
MacPro 1,1, 2x2.66 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon, 2GB ram.
It´s got one systemdrive and two audiodrives (500Gb each, formatted as MacOS Extended, journaled), partitioned as follows;
Drive 1 (four partitions): Student 1 (265.44 GB), Audio (39.88 GB), Teacher (39.88 GB) and Project (119.88 GB)
Drive 2 (two partitions): Student 2 (232.76 GB), Student 3 (232.56 GB)

This all worked fine for almost a year (all partitions that is), then all of a sudden Student 1 was stricken by the infamous "DAE error - 9131" and wouldn´t either record or playback audio.
In the Apple Disc Utilities everythhing seems to be fine, files can be written, read and copied from the Student 1 - partition. The other three partitions are still working flawlessly in PT.

I´ve searched and read the FAQ on error 9131 and searched the forum but don´t see what could be the fault - is it possibly to many partitions on Drive 1?!

What action do I take next - reformat Drive 1 and partition it into less than four partitions?! What would be the recommended number of partitions - if any!?

Regards
Olle

[Naagzh]

Originally Posted by OlleGrane

Hi!
I teach audio at a jazzschool.
We´re running ProTools LE 7.3 on a Digi002 with a MacPro computer;
MacPro 1,1, 2x2.66 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon, 2GB ram.
It´s got one systemdrive and two audiodrives (500Gb each, formatted as MacOS Extended, journaled), partitioned as follows;
Drive 1 (four partitions): Student 1 (265.44 GB), Audio (39.88 GB), Teacher (39.88 GB) and Project (119.88 GB)
Drive 2 (two partitions): Student 2 (232.76 GB), Student 3 (232.56 GB)

This all worked fine for almost a year (all partitions that is), then all of a sudden Student 1 was stricken by the infamous "DAE error - 9131" and wouldn´t either record or playback audio.
In the Apple Disc Utilities everythhing seems to be fine, files can be written, read and copied from the Student 1 - partition. The other three partitions are still working flawlessly in PT.

I´ve searched and read the FAQ on error 9131 and searched the forum but don´t see what could be the fault - is it possibly to many partitions on Drive 1?!

What action do I take next - reformat Drive 1 and partition it into less than four partitions?! What would be the recommended number of partitions - if any!?

Regards
Olle

Partitioning isn't necessary, nor advised.

Just taking a shot here, but... in the workspace browser, is the partition in question specified as "R"?

Backup all the data in that whole drive to another drive immediately! Drives are cheap nowadays, it'd be silly not to take the precaution.

[OlleGrane]

Thanks, I´ll just reformat the drive then and see if it works. The "repair" in Disc Utilities didn´t do anything to solve the problem...
No, all partitions are specified as "R" in workspace alright (had that problem at a different occasion...), and it has functioned perfectly alright for almost a year before this happened for no apparent reason.
The Mac has been wonderful this way, with 40 wild students running it day & night... no problem! The old PC we got runs into trouble every now and then... even though it was built to the last specification.
Yup, the data is backed up already on a USB-drive (which usually isn´t connected when working).

Thanks again, Naagzh!
Olle