Specifications

Chapter 2: Windows Configuration 9
5 Click on the down arrow in the Default Oper-
ating System pop-up menu, and note if the
“/NoExecute=” line reads as follows:
/NoExecute=Alwaysoff
6 Do one of the following:
• If the “/NoExecute=” reads “/NoExec-
ute=Alwaysoff,” data prevention is dis-
abled, and you do not need to change any
settings. Click OK to close the Startup and
Recovery dialog, click OK to close the Sys-
tems Property dialog, and continue with
“Completing Required Windows System
Settings” on page 9
– or –
• If the “/No Execute=” does not read
“/NoExecute=Alwaysoff” (for example, it
reads “NoExecuteOptIn”), continue with
the following steps.
7 Click Edit to edit the startup options file man-
ually
8 Change the “/NoExecute=” line to read as fol-
lows:
/NoExecute=Alwaysoff
9 Save the boot.ini file if it was changed.
10 Choose File > Exit.
11 From the Startup and Recovery dialog, click
OK.
12 From the System Properties dialog, click OK.
Completing Required Windows System
Settings
When finished updating required Windows sys-
tem settings, restart your computer.
Recommended Configuration
Pro Tools can also be affected by other software
and hardware drivers installed on your com-
puter. For best possible performance, it is recom-
mended (but not required) that you:
•Avoid running other Windows 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 non-essential USB devices
while using Pro Tools.
• If your video display card supports it, en-
able Bus Mastering in the manufacturer’s
Control Panel.
• Disable any networking cards (other than
any 1394 “FireWire” card that you might
use to connect an external drive to your
system). If you have a wireless network
card, and no wireless network is present,
the card should still be disabled.
Installing Your M-Audio
Interface
Before you install Pro Tools M-Powered, you
must first install your M-Audio interface. Con-
nect your M-Audio interface according to the in-
structions that came with it.
For information on disabling networking
cards, see “Disabling Network Cards” on
page 49.