Installation guide

Chapter 6: Checking Your TDM System and Launching Pro Tools 49
When you select a computer type, a second win-
dow also opens and displays the lowest slot in
your computer.
3 If using an expansion chassis, select it from
the SlotArrangement menu.The number of Ex-
pansion Chassis card slots updates in the main
window to reflect your chassis type.
4 From the DigiTest window, click Run.
DigiTest begins by checking the arrangement of
your cards. If cards are installed in the correct
order, DigiTest will automatically continue with
the next step and check card functionality.
If cards are not installed in the proper order,
DigiTest will stop, inform you that the system is
misconfigured, and display error codes in the
status box of each card identified as being mis-
configured.
For descriptions of error codes, refer to
Appendix B, “DigiTest Error Codes.” For test de-
tails, click the Info button to the right of the re-
ported error, then click Failures in the pop-up
window and change Failures to Detailed.
See Appendix A, “Determining Slot Order” for
more help in arranging your cards. Additionally,
refer to the Digidesign Web site for compatibil-
ity information:
www.digidesign.com/compato/
Make sure you close DigiTest and power down
your system, before reconfiguring your cards.
5 After checking card arrangement, DigiTest
checks card functionality. The Status box for
each tested card will indicate Passed or Failed.
If all the Digidesign cards pass, continue to the
next step.
6 If any cards fail, you can review test details by
clicking the Info button for the corresponding
card and slot. Following review, you will need to
close DigiTest, power down your system, and re-
install your cards. Verify proper card seating and
ribbon cable connection. (See “Installing
Pro Tools Hardware” on page 13.)
If a card continues to fail DigiTest, contact
Digidesign.
7 If all the Digidesign cards have Passed, quit
DigiTest and restart the computer before run-
ning any Digidesign application.
Launching Pro Tools the First
Time
Validate Pro Tools Software
When launching Pro Tools the first time, you
are prompted to enter a serial number to vali-
date your software.
To validate Pro Tools software:
1 Double-click the Pro Tools application in the
Pro Tools folder inside the Digidesign folder.
2 Enter the serial number in the dialog when
prompted, making sure to observe any spaces,
then click Validate.
The serial number is located on the inside cover
of this guide.
DigiTest only reports valid test results for
slots which contain Digidesign cards.
Serial number entry for Pro Tools
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