Owner`s manual

5
Darla Installation
Complete Darla installation consists of performing a system check, installing
any multitrack recording software, configuring your Macintosh for
multitrack audio, installing the Darla PCI card, connecting the audio
breakout box to the card, running Install Echo Card and, if necessary,
installing additional ASIO drivers.
Checking your Macintosh
1.
Do you have enough Memory?
With your mouse select
Apple
–
About
this computer
. Look at the amount of
Built-in Memory
you have. You
will need to have at least 64Mb to use Darla in your computer. It is
highly recommended that you have more.
2.
Is your Processor fast enough?
Select
Apple System Profiler
from the
Apple
menu. Look at the section entitled
Hardware overview
and see
what kind of processor you have. If it’s a PowerPC 604 or higher, then
you can use Darla.
3.
Do you have an open PCI slot?
Make sure that you have an open PCI
slot in your Mac. If you don’t know offhand, you will have to open up
the Mac and look. Make sure you shut down the Mac and unplug the
power cable before you open it. If you see an open PCI slot, then you’re
OK.
If your system checks out OK, it’s time to move on to the next phase of
installation.
Install 3
rd
Party Multitrack Software
If you haven’t already, we recommend that you install any 3
rd
party software
now. This is not essential, but it will help when installing the Extensions
and drivers for Darla later.