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Recommended Optimizations
Pro Tools can also be affected by other software
and hardware drivers installed on your com-
puter. It is recommended (but not required) that
you do the following:
• Avoid running any unneeded programs at
the same time as Pro Tools.
• Turn off any software utilities that run in
the background, such as Windows Messen-
ger, calendars, and disk maintenance pro-
grams.
• Turn off any nonessential FireWire devices
while running Pro Tools.
• If your video display card supports it, en-
able Bus Mastering in the manufacturer’s
Control Panel. Refer to the manufacturer’s
instructions for details.
Optional Optimizations
The following system optimizations may help
Pro Tools perform better on some systems. It is
recommended that you only try these optimiza-
tions if necessary, as they may disable or ad-
versely affect the functionality of other pro-
grams on your system.
Disabling Network Cards
If applicable, disable any networking cards
(other than a FireWire card that you might use
to connect an external drive to your system).
To disable a network card:
1
Right-click My Computer and choose
Manage
.
2
Under System Tools, select
Device Manager.
3
In the Device Manager window, double-click
Network adapters
, then double-click the Network
Adapter card you want to disable.
4
Under the General tab, choose
“Do not use this
device (disable)”
from the Device Usage pop-up
menu, and click OK.
5
Close the Computer Management window.
Adjusting Processor Scheduling
To adjust Processor Scheduling performance:
1
Choose
Start > Control Panel.
2
In Classic View, double-click
System
.
3
Click the Advanced tab.
4
Under the Performance section, click the Set-
tings button.
5
In the Performance Options window, click the
Advanced tab.
6
Under the Processor Scheduling section, select
the
Background Services
option.
7
Under the Memory Usage section, select the
System cache
option.
8
Click OK to close the Performance Options
window.
9
Click OK to close the System Properties win-
dow.
10
Restart the computer for the changes to take
effect.