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Date: 09-Jun-03 @ 08:45 AM Edit: 09-Jun-03 | 08:46 AM -
ACPI
SOOOOoooo....
I had this big session yesterday. Worked with this client many times, but only as an assistant. Usual engineer dude isn't available yesterday, so I get the gig. Usually, we record to regular engineer dude's Pro Tools LE rig, but seeing as he isn't available, I offer my Sonar rig with new (to me) 2408 interface... hook up a couple adats and we got 24 ins and outs.
That is, if the thing would boot. You see, the last time I reinstalled everything (a perverse pleasure of mine), I instantiated ACPI and installed WinXP with that enabled. Everything ran beautifully. I tested my system out all week to make sure it was prepared.... recorded over 2 hours of 24-bit, 24-track with no problem.
Then, when I got my computer to the studio, the BIOS settings were all reset to default, and windows wouldn't boot, saying my BIOS wasn't ACPI compatible. I had a boot DVD that I Norton Ghosted over, but it did no good. I had to "recovery" install XP, hitting F7 in text mode to silently switch to Standard Computer setup as opposed to ACPI.
I post this as a warning. When I shut off my computer before the night of the session it was FLAWLESS. Then it just fucking flipped on me. BEWARE OF ACPI. The thing is running flawless now in "Standard Computer" mode without a hitch, and I will never set it up any other way.
psy
p.s. - what the FUCK happened???