HP z400 (gen2), mbox pro 3, PT9, win 64 pro

[m.palius]

Anyone using this combination?
If yes
did you try connecting mbox via front panel 1394 port?
were you successful?
If no
the only approved 1394 card list I could find dates from PT8/mbox2
are the same cards good for PT9?

Thanks in advance,
/mp

[m.palius]

PT9.0.1 installed. mbox connected to front panel 1394 port. PT doesn't seem to see mbox. analog inputs to mbox loop back to monitors but test recordings have no signal in computer. Same result with adobe soundbooth. Also, PT sample recording plays back through computer's speaker not mbox/monitors.

Thoughts on solution? Driver(s) not set up right? front panel 1394 port not valid with PT? Cheaper to throw a few dollars at an approved PCIE firewire card then muck with drivers for a week but can't find PT9 approved card list in knowledge base. Are all the PT8 approved cards good for PT9?

sandra report:
SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : HP HP Z400 Workstation
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : mark-HPZ4
User : mark

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3580 @ 3.33GHz
Speed : 3.47GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 4x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 8 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : HP 0AE4h
BIOS : HP 786G3 v03.12 09/13/2010
Bus(es) : X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 6GB ECC DIMM DDR3

Chipset
Model : HP X58 I/O Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 3.2GHz (6.38GHz)

Chipset
Model : HP Core Desktop (Bloomfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 3.2GHz (6.38GHz)
Total Memory : 6GB ECC DIMM DDR3
Channels : 3
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 665MHz (1.33GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Samsung M391B5673EH1-CH9 2GB ECC DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700E DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Samsung M391B5673EH1-CH9 2GB ECC DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700E DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Samsung M391B5673EH1-CH9 2GB ECC DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700E DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA Quadro 4000 (256 SM5.0 810MHz, 2GB, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL Processor : NVIDIA Quadro 4000 (256SP 8C 810MHz, 2GB)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA Quadro 4000 (256SP 810MHz, 2GB)

Storage Devices
WDC WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 (160GB, SATA300, 3.5", 10000rpm, 16MB Cache) : 149GB (C:)
WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 932GB (D:)
hp DVD A DH16AAL (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
SYSTEM : 2GB (NTFS)
Data 01 (D:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
OS (C:) : 147GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 (160GB, SATA300, 3.5", 10000rpm, 16MB Cache)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ hp DVD A DH16AAL (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : HP LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : SMSC SCH5317-B
Audio Device : HP HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor 262 High Definition Audio
Audio Device : nVidia GF100 High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : nVidia Mutara V08 [NV2]
Audio Codec : 1 0001h
Audio Codec : 1 0001h
Disk Controller : HP ICH8R (ICH8) SATA RAID Controller
USB Controller 1 : HP USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2 : HP USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3 : HP USB UHCI Controller #6
USB Controller 4 : HP USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 5 : HP USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 6 : HP USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 7 : HP USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 8 : HP USB EHCI Controller #1
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : PDF Complete Converter (2400x2400, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.01.7600
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9

[m.palius]

The digidesign (pro tools 8) list of approved PCIe firecards is at:
http://www3.digidesign.com/index.cfm...4&itemid=23113

The list is short; there's only one non-discontinued model:
SIIG FireWire 2-Port PCIe
Part Numbers: NN-E20012-S2 (RoHS compliant)

I've searched the DUC and Avid's website but I cannot find a list of approved firewire cards to connect my mbox pro 3 & computer. Should I go with the above PT8 approved card? The DUC's collected wisdom is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
/mark

[cwsand]

I've used SIIG in the past with good results...