HP Z800 Workstation Slot Order & Configuration With Pro Tools HDX, HD Native, and HD Accel Systems

Singe Card Configuration for HDX and HD Native When Used Without Expansion Chassis:

Configuration for HD Accel When Used Without Expansion Chassis:

Configuration for HD Accel When Used With Qualified Expansion Chassis:

Expansion Chassis Configuration for HD Accel

Additional Requirements

Current qualified PCI-Express 1394b Firewire card:

• StarTech PEX1394B3 (AVID P/N 7030-30029-01)

• Windows XP Service Pack 3 required
• Microsoft hotfix KB955408 (StarTech PEX1394B3 must be installed in machine prior to running hotfix)

Utilization of embedded (on-board) Ethernet ports:
The HP Z800 Workstation has an Embedded Broadcom BCM5764 GbE NIC with two on-board Ethernet ports which can be used individually or simultaneously for the following:

• Video Satellite and/or Ethernet control surface: ICON System (D-Control, D-Control ES, D-Command, D-Command ES), C|24, ProControl, Control|24.
• Note: Not qualified for Avid ISIS connectivity.

Graphics Requirements

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 1.5GB PCIe video board
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1.5GB PCIe video board
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 768MB PCIe video board
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 512MB PCIe video board
• NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 256MB PCIe video board

• Quadro driver version 259.81 (Windows Aero mode supported)
  or
• Quadro driver version 191.78 (Windows Aero mode supported)

• Quadro driver version 190.38 (Windows Aero mode not supported)

HP Performance Advisor

• HP Performance Advisor

1. Launch HP Performance Advisor and click on Your Computer
2. On the Block Diagram page, click on BIOS
3. Scroll down to the BIOS settings section
4. Under Power > OS Power Management
   • Change Runtime Power Management from Enable to Disable
   • Change MWAIT-Aware OS from Enable to Disable
   • Change Idle Power Savings from Enhanced to Normal
5. Under Power > Hardware Power Management
   • Change Intel Turbo Boost Technology from Enable to Disable
   • Change Enhanced Intel Turbo Boost Technology from Enable to Disable
6. Under Advanced > Processors
   • Change Hyper-Threading from Enable to Disable
7. Close HP Performance Advisor
8. Restart the computer

More Information

• HP Z800 Workstation Requirements with Pro Tools HD Systems

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The new software version 5.3.x of eMix is available free of charge to all eligible S5 customers by means of entering an Activation code into their Avid Account. The activation code is obtained on request from Avid Customer Service. Customers running any previous version 5 eMix (v5.0.0 and above) are eligible for a free upgrade / Activation code. Customers running eMix version 4 or earlier should contact their local reseller or Avid Sales Office.

There is a step-by-step upgrade guide that covers Activation, uninstalling the existing version of eMix, and installation and configuration of the new revision. please see 'Upgrading eMix_5_3_0_S5Fusion.pdf' attached to this article.

1. Create the necessary bars at the location where the music for the Coda itself will go.

2. Select the barline just before the coda begins, and choose Double from Notations Tab > Common > Barline (because codas are normally preceded by double barlines, to show the end of the previous section):
 

 

 
 

3. Choose Layout Tab > Breaks > Split System. This creates a gap after the selected barline, which is a standard appearance for a coda ending that starts on a line that already contains other music. You can just add a system break here to start the Coda on the next line if you prefer of course too:
 

 

 
*Drag the barline at the start of the second half of the system in order to increase or decrease the gap if necessary (to remove the gap entirely, select the barline after the gap and choose Appearance Tab > Design and Position > Reset Position).

However, if it is absolutely necessary to have Spotlight functionality on an ISIS workspace, it is possible to enable it by deleting the hidden .metadata_never_index file at the root of the workspace (created every time the workspace is mounted). Please be aware that deleting this file may introduce performance related issues relating to ISIS.

To proceed, mount the workspace, open a Terminal window and type the following command (substituting *workspace name* for the actual name of the workspace you wish to enable for Spotlight searching):

sudo rm /Volumes/*workspace name*/.metadata_never_index

You will be prompted to enter an administrator password. PLEASE TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN USING THE SUDO COMMAND.

This procedure will need to be executed every time the workspace is mounted.

  1. Download the image to your computer
  2. Unzip the image
  3. Mount the image on your computer by double clicking
  4. Insert blank CD
  5. Open Disc Utility in the Applications – Utilities folder
  6. Select the image from the left had side of the Disc Utility screen
  7. Click on the BURN button at the top of Disc Utility
  8. Insert new disc into Venue System
  9. Boot holding F10 of the Venue USB keyboard
  10. Select Full System restore to install the OS & Dshow, or update to just install Dshow
  11. Re-install plugins
  12. Transfer your show files and console settings back to the desk

****If using a PC use a CD burning application (such as Nero or Easy CD Creator) to create a CD from this ISO image file. Note: Do not simply burn a copy of the ISO file to the CD, as this does not create the proper contents. Freeware is available if your CD burning software does not support ISO files. See "How can I write (burn) ISO files to CD?" on the web for instructions:

   * www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm