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ATTOFirmwareReadMeforProTools6.
7—10/12/041ReadMeATTOFirmwareReadMeforProTools6.
7IntroductionIfyouareusingProTools6.
7withtheDigidesignSCSI128cardorATTOEPCI-UL3DSCSIHostBusAdaptercard,itisstronglyrecommendedthatyouverifythatyouareusingtheproperATTOfirmwareand(ifnecessary)updateit.
ThisReadMedocumentsthefollowing:DescriptionofthecontentsoftheATTOUtilitiesfolder,whichisautomaticallyinstalledbytheProTools6.
7InstallerandcontainsalllesneededforverifyingandupdatingATTOrmwareInstructionsforverifyingandupdatingATTOrmwareContentsofATTOUtilitiesFolderWindowsTheATTOUtilitiesfoldercontainsthefollowingfiles:ATTOFirmwareReadMe.
pdfThisReadMedocument.
epci168.
exeInstallstheATTOdrivers.
MacintoshTheATTOUtilitiesfoldercontainsthefollowingfiles:ATTOFirmwareReadMe.
pdfThisReadMedocument.
ATTOExpressPCI310.
pkgInstallstheATTOdrivers.
CfgtoolInstallstheATTOConfigurationTool,whichisusedtoverifyorupdateATTOfirmware.
Flashbundle_2003_07_15UL3_33VersionofATTOfirmwarethatensuresthattheDigidesignSCSI128cardorUL3DSCSIHostBusAdaptercardisfunctioningatitsmaximumperformance.
VerifyingandUpdatingATTOFirmware(Macintosh)Thecardslistedbelowmustbesetcorrectlyformaximumperformance:DigidesignSCSI128cardATTOEPCI-UL3DSCSIHostBusAdaptercardIfyouareusingoneofthesecards,itisrecommendedthatyouverifythatyouhavetheproperATTOfirmwareanddrivers,whicharerequiredtomakesurethatMacOSXdoesnotoverridethecorrectsettings.
Thisprocessinvolvesthefollowing:InstalltheATTOCongurationToolanddriversCheckyourrmwareversion(andupdateitifnecessary)SetyourSCSIcardcorrectlyATTOFirmwareReadMeforProTools6.
7—10/12/042InstallingtheATTOCongurationToolandDriversToinstalltheATTOCongurationToolanddrivers:1Onyourcomputer,navigatetotheATTOUtilitiesfolderanddouble-clicktheATTOCongurationToolInstaller(Cfgtool).
2Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstalltheATTOCongurationTool.
3Double-clicktheATTODriversinstaller(ATTOExpressPCI310.
pkg),alsolocatedintheATTOUtilitiesfolder.
4Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstalltheATTOdrivers.
5Restartyourcomputer.
CheckingandUpdatingYourFirmwareVersionTocheckyourrmwareversion(andupdateitifnecessary):1LocateandlaunchtheATTOCongurationTool.
2ClickthetrianglenexttoHosts.
3ClickthetrianglenexttoLocalhost.
4InthelistunderLocalhost,clickthenameofthehostbusadaptertoselectit.
5ClicktheFlashtabtodisplaytheversionofthecurrentlyinstalledrmware.
Makesurethatyouareusingversion1.
6.
6foofthermware.
6Ifthermwareneedstobeupdated,followthesesteps:ClicktheBrowsebuttonintheCongurationToolwindow.
NavigatetothelecalledFlashbundle_2003_07_15UL3_33,locatedintheATTOUtilitiesfolder,anddouble-clickit.
SettingYourSCSICardBurstandSyncRatesTosetyourSCSIcardcorrectly:1LocateandlaunchtheATTOCongurationTool.
2ClickthetrianglenexttoHosts.
3ClickthetrianglenexttoLocalhost.
4Clickthetrianglenexttothenameofthehostbusadapter.
5ClicktherstHBAchanneltoselectit.
6UndertheCommonNVRAMCongurationsection,select16msfromtheSelectionTimeoutpop-upmenu.
7FromthePCIBurstRatepop-upmenu,select128.
8FromtheFallbackSyncRatepop-upmenu,select20.
9ScrolldowntotheSCSITargetNVRAMCongurationsection,andusetheSpeciedTargetpop-upmenutoselectthecor-rectSCSIID.
10FromtheSyncRatepop-upmenu,select160DT.
11ClicktheCommitbutton.
12Repeatsteps5through11fortheotherHBAchannel.
13QuittheATTOCongurationToolandrestartthecomputerforsettingstotakeeffect.
YoudonotneedtorestartthecomputerafterinstallingtheATTOConfigurationTool.
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7—10/12/043ConguringYourComputerforATTO(Windows)ToensureoptimumperformancewithProductName,configureyourcomputerbeforeinstallingProToolshardwareandsoft-ware.
ConguringtheBIOSBIOS(BasicInput/OutputSystem)parametersvarydependingonthemakeandmodelofthecomputer.
Refertothedocu-mentationthatcamewithyourcomputerformoredetails.
DifferentBIOSmanufacturersoftenusedifferentnamestodescribethesamesystemfunction.
Somemanufacturersdonotprovideaparticularconfigurationoptionatall.
Thenamesandoptionsthatappearinyourcomputer'sBIOSmaydifferfromthosedescribedinthissection.
Tomodifyyourcomputer'sBIOS:1Startorrestartyourcomputer.
2Whilethecomputerisstartingup,enterBIOSSetupbypressingtheappropriatekey(usuallyindicatedinthestartupmes-sage)onyourcomputerkeyboard.
TheF1,F2,ortheDeletekeysarecommonlyused.
3IntheappropriatepageoftheBIOSSetup,disablePCIParity.
IfthePCIParityoptionisn'tavailableonyourcomputer,skipthisstep.
4IfyouwillbeusingSCSIdrivesordevices,andyourcomputerisequippedwithbuilt-inSCSIhardware,enableSCSIsupport.
SCSIsupportparametersaretypicallyfoundontheDevices&I/OOptionspageoftheBIOSsetuputility.
Ifyoudonothavebuilt-inSCSIhardwareandareusingaSCSIhostbusadapter(HBA)cardinstead,youdonotneedtoenableSCSIsupport.
5DisablePowerManagement,ifpresent.
6EnablePCIDynamicBursting,ifpresent.
7SavethenewBIOSsettings.
8ExitBIOSsetupandrestartyourcomputer.
ConguringtheSCSIBIOSIfyouareusingSCSIdrivesordevices,youmustmodifythesettingsofyourbuilt-inSCSIhardwareorSCSIhostbusadaptercard.
ThisallowsSCSIharddrivesanddevicestoworkproperlywithProductName.
Thisprocedurevariesondifferentcom-puters.
Refertothedocumentationthatcamewithyourcomputer.
ModifyingtheComputer'sSCSIBIOSTomodifyyourcomputer'sSCSIBIOS:1Startorrestartyourcomputer.
2Whilethecomputerisstartingup,whenthetextmessageregardingtheSCSIBIOSappears,pressthekeycombinationlistedonthescreentoentertheSCSIBIOSsetuputility.
Beforeyoumakeanychangestoyourcomputer'ssystemsettings,makeabackupcopyofyourregistry(wheremanyoftheseessentialsettingsarestored).
Bydoingso,youwillbeabletorestoreyoursystem'soriginalsettingsincaseoftrouble.
ConsideracquiringadiskrecoveryutilitysuchasNortonGhostforadditionalsecurity.
SeeyourWindowsXPdocumentationfordetails.
IfyourcomputerdoesnotprovidetheBIOSconfigurationoptionsincludedinthissection,orifyoudonotfeelcomfortablechangingsystemparameters,consultwithaWindowssystemadministrator,computerdealer,ormanufacturerforassistance.
ThefollowingBIOSsettingsarenotapplicabletotheCompaqEvoW8000andtheIBMIntellistationMPro6850.
ATTOFirmwareReadMeforProTools6.
7—10/12/0443RefertoyourSCSIhostbusadaptercarddocumentationtosetthefollowingparameters:ForeachSCSIIDandSCSIchannelconnectedtoyouraudiodrives,settheMaximumSyncTransferRateparameterto20MB/secfortheATTOEPCI-DC,ortoUltra160forUltra160cards.
IfyouareusinganATTOhostbusadaptercard,changethePCIBurstSizeto128BytesandtheBurstLengthSelectionTimeoutto16ms(UL3Donly).
4SavethenewSCSIBIOSsettings.
5ExitSCSIBIOSsetupandrestartyourcomputer.
UpdatingtheATTOSCSIBIOS(ATTOSCSIHBACardsOnly)IfyouareusinganATTOSCSIHBAcard,youmayneedtoupdateitsSCSIBIOS.
Whenstartingyourcomputer,youwillseewhichversionoftheATTOSCSIBIOSisinstalledontheSCSIcard.
Ifitisnotversion1.
68orhigher,youwillneedtoflashtheSCSIBIOSwith1.
68orhigherATTOSCSIBIOS(flash.
bat).
ToupdatetheBIOSontheATTOSCSIcard:1InsertaHighDensityPCformattedoppydiskinyouroppydrive(thisneedstobeaDOSbootdisk).
2CopytheDOSfolderfromtheATTOfolderontheProToolsInstallerCD-ROMtotheoppydisk.
3Shutdownyourcomputer.
4DisconnectanyharddrivesconnectedtotheSCSIcard.
5Startyourcomputerwiththeoppydiskintheoppydrive.
6FromwithinDOS,changedirectorytotheDOS/UTILITYfolderandrunash.
bat.
7WhenpromptedwiththeUpdateMAC,PCSetupProgrammessage,typeYforYesandpressEnter.
TheSCSIBIOSwillbeupdated.
Thismaytakeafewminutes.
8Whenupdatingisnished,removetheoppydiskandrestartyourcomputer.
InstallingSCSIDriversForProductNametorunatmaximumefficiencywithSCSIHostBusAdaptersandSCSIdrives,installaDigidesignapprovedSCSIdriver(ATTOorAdaptec,dependingonthecardyouareusing).
InstallingtheATTOSCSIDriversThefullnameoftheATTOdriveris:ATTOExpressPCIToinstalltheATTOWindowsdevicedriver:1Startyourcomputer.
NotetheversionoftheATTOSCSIBIOSwhenbooting.
Ifitisversion1.
6.
8,proceedtothenextstep.
Ifitisnotversion1.
6.
8,youwillneedtoashtheATTOSCSIBIOS(see"UpdatingtheATTOSCSIBIOS"onpage4).
ThefollowingprocedureusesaoppydiskinsertedinaoppydriveasyourDOSbootdisk.
Youcanuseabootablemediaotherthanaoppydisk.
Donotinterruptthisprocessoryoursystemmaybedamaged.
Formoreinformation,seetheflash.
txtintheDOS/UTILITYfolder.
CheckDigidesign'sCompatibilityDocumentsforalistofDigidesignapprovedcomputersandsupportedSCSIdriverversions.
CompatibilityDocumentsandotherresourcesareavailableattheDigidesignWebsite(www.
digidesign.
com).
ATTOFirmwareReadMeforProTools6.
7—10/12/0452InserttheProToolsInstallerCD-ROMinyourCD-ROMdrive.
3Locateandlaunchtheepsci0168.
exele.
Epci0168.
exeisaself-extractingfilewhichcontainsversion1.
68ATTOSCSIdriverandfirmwareinstallers.
4InthenewlycreatedfolderthatcontainsunzippedATTOfiles,locateandclickSetup.
exe.
5WhenSetupiscompleted,restartyourcomputer.
AfterConguringyourComputerRestartyourcomputertoverifybasicsystemoperationwithyournewsettings.
Whilenotrequired,thismayresolveanycon-flictsorincompatibilitiesrevealedbychangesmadetoyourBIOS,SCSIconfiguration,orothercomputerhardwareandset-tings.
Ifyouexperienceproblems,checkyoursettingsagain,thentryresettingoneatatimeandrestartinguntilyouidentifywhichsettingsmightbethesourceoftheproblem.
ResolveanystartupproblemsbeforeproceedingwithyourProToolsinstallation.