Specifications

Chapter 5: Configuring Your Pro Tools System
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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 Settings but-
ton.
5 In the Performance Options window, click the Ad-
vanced 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 window.
10 Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
Disabling System Startup Items
The fewer items in use by your computer, the more re-
sources are available for Pro Tools. Some startup appli-
cations may be consuming unnecessary CPU resources,
and should be turned off.
If you disable any of the following startup items, do so
carefully:
• Portable media serial number (required for applica-
tions that utilize a copy protection key)
•Plug and play
•Event log
• Cryptographic services
• DHCP Client, TCP/IP Net BIOS, and other net-
working-related items (unless the computer has no
network or internet connection, in which case
these items can be disabled)
To Disable System Startup Items:
1 From the Start menu, choose Run.
2 Type “msconfig” and click OK. The System Configu-
ration Utility opens.
3 Under the General tab, choose Selective Startup.
4 Deselect Load Startup Items and click OK.
5 Click Restart to restart the computer.
6 After restarting, the computer displays a System Con-
figuration message. Check to see if Pro Tools perfor-
mance has increased before you deselect the “Don't
show this message again” option. If performance has
not changed, run “msconfig” and return your computer
Selective Startup back to Normal Startup. Alternatively,
try disabling Startup items and non-essential processes
individually.