Specifications

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Apple System Settings
To ensure optimum performance with
Pro Tools, configure the following settings for
your version of Mac OS before you install
Pro Tools software.
System Settings for Mac OS X
The following settings ensure optimum perfor-
mance and compatibility for systems running
Mac OS X.
To configure Mac OS X for Pro Tools:
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-
tor for the account where you want to install
Pro Tools. For details on Administrator privi-
leges in Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X doc-
umentation.
3 Choose System Preferences from the Apple
Menu and click Energy Saver.
4 Click the Sleep tab and turn off the Energy
Saver feature by setting the sleep feature to
Never.
5 Return to the System Preferences and click
Software Update.
6 Deselect “Automatically check for updates
when you have a network connection.”
7 Close the Software Update dialog box.
System Settings for Mac OS 9
The following settings ensure optimum perfor-
mance and compatibility for systems running
Mac OS 9.
To configure Mac OS 9 for Pro Tools:
1 Turn on your computer.
2 In the Memory Control Panel, do the follow-
ing:
• Set Virtual Memory to Off.
• Set the RAM Disk to Off.
• Set the Disk Cache to a Custom Setting of
512K.
3 In the Energy Saver Control Panel, set the “in-
active” time to Never.
4 In the Appearance Control Panel, do the fol-
lowing:
• Click the Fonts tab and set the Large Sys-
tem Font to Chicago. In addition, deselect
“Smooth all fonts on screen.”
• Click the Sound tab and select None from
the Sound Track pop-up menu.
Do not use the Mac OS X automatic Soft-
ware Update feature, as it may upgrade
your system to a version of Mac OS that has
not yet been qualified for Pro Tools. For de-
tails on qualified versions of Mac OS, refer
to the latest compatibility information on
the Digidesign Web site (www.digide-
sign.com).