was just trying to do a benchmark on my Acard 6885M adapter.. and i got a system freeze
coincidentally i just read that mac os 9.2+ requires a higher version of the ATTO ExpresssPRo-Tools app
i was using v2.3.x - i wonder if this may be the reason for my system lock up??
incompatibility between mac os 9.2.2 + Atto ExpressPRo-Tools v2.3.x
also i noticed that in the digidesign support documentation it says that SCSI drives should be initialized with ExpressPro-Tools
while IDE drives should be initialized with drive setup..
im confused because the drive shows up as SCSI to the system when its connected via a pci controller
does that mean i should use ExpressProTools to initialize my drives for use with pro tools instead of drive setup?
perhaps someone who is more familiar can shed some light on if this is relevant to IDE-SATA adapters or not?>
heres where i found that info:
http://archive.digidesign.com/compato/os9/001/http://archive.digidesign.com/compato/os9/stg/drivereqle.htmlhttp://archive.digidesign.com/compato/os9/hd/scsi.htmlhttp://archive.digidesign.com/compato/os9/stg/fwb.htmlhttp://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/some-of-settings-changed-between-atto-expresspro-tools-27/Requirements for both IDE/ATA or SCSI drives:
Minimum speed of 7200 RPM & average seek time of less than 10.0 ms
For 24-32 tracks, drives must be dedicated for audio (internal or external)
Boot drives may be used for audio tracks, however performance/track count may vary
Mac OS file system: HFS or HFS+. SCSI drives should be initialized with ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.3.2 or higher, IDE/ATA drives should be initialized with Apple's Drive Setup.
Note: Mac OS 9.2 requires ATTO ExpressPro-Tools v2.7 or higher, available from www.attotech.com/software or Digidesign/Support/Downloads/Utilities
ATTO ExpressPro-Tools settings: Synch Transfer Rate set to 20 (10) and PCI Burst Rate set to 32 bytes
If using non-ATTO ExpressPro-Tools initialized drives, click here for options
For supported SCSI HBA cards check the compatibility document of your specific computer model.
i think v2.7 is available on this page:
http://archive.digidesign.com/download/utility/it also mentions that its available on the PT5.3 + 5.3.1 installer cds