PT 10 and Digi 003 not playing nice!

[Piers Gibbon]

IN A NUTSHELL: What is the best combo of OSX and Protools for a Macbook Pro 15 inch early 2008, 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo to use with a digi 003 rack??


LONG VERSION:

I've been using Protools to record my voiceovers for over a decade - the current rock solid 003 system is detailed below - but that computer is getting to the end of its life and I am concerned that I do not have a back up system that works yet!

I'd really love to start using my more up to date MacBook Pro and a newer version of OSX so I've downloaded the trial version of PT 10.3.2...but it is not happy at all and I've only got two more weeks of trial left after endless, fruitless fiddling and troubleshooting!

Basic Problem is Protools seems to not really know it is connected to a 003. I go to Setup/Hardware and it does say "Digidesign HW (003) 0 in/0 out" (why zero??)...but when I go to Setup I/O the 003 is not there.

And I am unable to record on a track because I can't specify the ins/outs that would work because PT does not believe it has access to a 003 I guess

NEW system - PT 10.3.2 OSX 10.8.2 (happy to downgrade if that might help), Macbook Pro 15 inch early 2008, 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, digi 003 rack

OLD system that is working great - PT 7.4.2 Macbook 1,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2ghz..OSX 10.5.8..digi 003 rack

Other details -

Drivers:

Have reinstalled the 003 drivers - but it doesn't look like they have been updated very recently on the Digi site

Firmware:

When I first tried the new system it downloaded new firmware for the 003. Then when I swapped back the old system it downloaded the old firmware - and it would do this every time I changed back and forth. Now it doesn't download the old or new firmware...

Import Settings:

In the hope that I could magically get the new system to play nice like the old one does I also tried Import Settings from old to new. No joy.

It worked once!:

Once and once only the new system worked and I got a track up and recording - and I had a delay in my headphones on the 003 which makes recording voiceovers impossible. So I did a restart - and it's back to the problem described above.

Logic:

I've already bought Logic but would dearly love not to have to move over to it (learning curve for me and the 2 female voiceovers who also use the studio). But has anyone got that working with a 003?

THANK YOU for your advice!