Will MBox 2 Mini Work...

[celadith]

on my desktop computer? I've been looking at the MBox 2 Mini for ages, but I'm not sure how well it would work on my computer, if at all.

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Asus CG5270
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : Zeus
User : Miriam

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
Speed : 2.5GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : Asus CG5270
BIOS : AMI 0302 08/10/2009
Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR2

Chipset
Model : ASUS P45/P43/G45/G43 DRAM Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 333MHz (1.33GHz)
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 400MHz (800MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Asint BW9J2LF4FN1 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-18 3-23-6-3)
Memory Module : Asint BW9J2LF4FN1 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-18 3-23-6-3)
Memory Module : Asint BW9J2LF4FN1 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-18 3-23-6-3)
Memory Module : Asint BW9J2LF4FN1 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-18 3-23-6-3)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (128 SM4.0 1.7GHz, 1GB DDR3 2x1GHz, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (128SP 16C 1.84GHz, 1GB 2x1GHz)
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (128SP 16C 1.84GHz, 1GB 2x1GHz)
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (128SP 1.7GHz, 1005.6MB 2x1GHz)

Storage Devices
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 15MB Cache) : 932GB (C:) (D:)
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH40N (ATAPI, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)
NKFMN LQV0HQB49 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (F:)

Logical Storage Devices
WIN7 (C:) : 373GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 15MB Cache)
DATA (D:) : 551GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 15MB Cache)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH40N (ATAPI, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Optical Drive (F:) : N/A @ NKFMN LQV0HQB49 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 B0-73
Audio Device : ASUS HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor High Definition Audio
Serial Port(s) : 1
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASUS 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : ASUS 2 port SATA IDE Controller
USB Controller 1 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #6
USB Controller 4 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 5 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 6 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 7 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 8 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #1
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Wireless Adapter 1 : NETGEAR RangeMax(TM) Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 (802.11g (ERP), AES-CCMP, 54Mbps)

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

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

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9

[albee1952]

It looks like it SHOULD work to me, but please get a few more opinions. In any case, you still need a separate recording drive(a partition is NOT a separate recording drive). Assuming this is a desktop computer, you can probably install another hard drive internally, which is the cheapest fix, and gives the best performance. If you can't fit another internal, then be aware that USB drives are NOT supported, firewire drives MUST have an Oxford 9xx chipset, your firewire port MUST use a TI chipset(if you have no port, then a 3rd party card is needed), and eSATA should work fine(if you have an eSATA port).

[Hotcrazyfruit]

You have a respectabke quad core, 8 gigs of ram...(more than most users on this forums) Yes. It will work, and quite well once you complete your optimizations

Ps get a WD Caviar Black drive to record to
Nick