Pro Tools|HD & Pro Tools|HD Accel Systems with Pro Tools 6.4 for Windows XP

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Now Qualified With Pro Tools

  • Digidesign has officially qualified Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Pro Tools 6.4 and Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems, including AVoption|V10 systems.
  • If you are going to update to SP2, please read the following beforehand to help insure a smooth transition: Recommended Steps for Installing Windows XP SP2

Windows XP SP2, Microsoft DEP and PACE InterLok Drivers Update

  • if you encounter unexplained blue screens, freezes or spontaneous reboots when launching Pro Tools with Windows XP Service Pack 2, please update your PACE InterLok drivers:
  • The current InterLok drivers solve the described problems without having to disable Microsoft's DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature introduced with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Digidesign PCI Cards Supplied with System

Pro Tools|HD 1

  • HD Core

Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel

  • HD Core
  • HD Accel

Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel

  • HD Core
  • HD Accel
  • HD Accel

Other Card Options

Digidesign HD Audio Interfaces (one required)

  • 192 I/O
  • 192 Digital I/O
  • 96 I/O*
  • 96i I/O*

*not supported as primary interface with AVoption|V10 systems

Optional HD Cables - DigiSnakes & DigiLink

Digidesign Software Compatibility

  • Pro Tools 6.4 TDM software for Windows XP
  • Pro Tools software will not work without Digidesign hardware
Included and Optional Plug-Ins:

Optional Digidesign Hardware

*D-Control requires dual processor model

Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

Optional Digidesign & Avid Storage

  • Avid MediaDrive rS80
  • Avid MediaDrive rS36/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDrive rS73/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDock iS36/320 LVD Shuttle
  • Avid MediaDock iS73/320 LVD Shuttle
  • Avid MediaDock Dual
  • Avid MediaDock Dual+
  • DigiDrive MediaDock
  • DigiDrive FireWire 80
  • DigiDrive SCSI Drives
  • SCSI-128 Kit (includes ATTO Express PCI-UL3D, qualified for up to 192 tracks @48 kHz on Pro Tools|HD Accel systems)
  • SCSI-64 Kit (includes ATTO Express PCI-DC, qualified for up to 64 tracks @48 kHz)

Legacy Digidesign Audio Interfaces

Connect 1 or 2* to a single 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, or 96 I/O Legacy Port:

  • 888|24 I/O
  • 882|20 I/O

Connect all 16 channels to a single 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, or 96 I/O Legacy Port:

  • 1622 I/O

Connect 8 channels or 16 channels* to a single 192 I/O, 192 Digital I/O, or 96 I/O Legacy Port:

  • 24-Bit ADAT Bridge I/O

* Requires "Y" cable adapter

PCI Expansion Chassis

Avid Interchange

Third-Party Video Capture Cards

  • Playback within Pro Tools is only supported via the computer monitor. Hardware Codecs are not supported. Use a third party application and card to capture video and import the video into Pro Tools. For the best performance use Avid CODEC DV files created by Avid Express DV.

Supported CPU Models & Requirements

These computers are qualified to provide full Pro Tools functionality:

Click on above links for important information about each CPU, including known issues with early HP xw8000 models.

Maximum & Minimum Computer Specification Guidelines, Known Issues & Incompatibilites

CPUs adhering to the Minimum Computer Specification Guidelines may be able to provide full track count performance, however they cannot be guaranteed to do so.

Digidesign's recommendations for maximum performance:

System Software

  • Windows XP Professional or Home Edition*
  • Service Pack 1 or 2 Required**
  • Windows XP Settings & Requirements
  • Pro Tools 6.4 can NOT be installed or used on systems running Windows 98, Me, 2000, NT, 95, or 3.1

*Windows XP Professional required for AVoption|V10 and Avid Unity

**About Windows XP Service Pack 2

  • Digidesign has officially qualified Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Pro Tools 6.4 and Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems, including AVoption|V10 systems.
  • If you are going to update to SP2, please read the following beforehand to help insure a smooth transition: Recommended Steps for Installing Windows XP SP2

Windows XP SP2, Microsoft DEP and PACE InterLok Drivers Update

  • if you encounter unexplained blue screens, freezes or spontaneous reboots when launching Pro Tools with Windows XP Service Pack 2, please update your PACE InterLok drivers:
  • The current InterLok drivers solve the described problems without having to disable Microsoft's DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature introduced with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

System RAM Requirements

  • 512 MB minimum required
  • 1 GB (1024 MB) or higher recommended
  • 1 GB (1024 MB) minimum required for Pro Tools systems with AVoption|V10

1 GB or higher recommended for sessions with:

  • Large amounts of audio, large DSP engines, high edit density, or large DigiBase databases
  • Options like MachineControl and DigiTranslator 2.0

More RAM increases overall system and Pro Tools performance

Additional Computer Requirements

Monitor:

  • Color monitor required
  • 14" minimum, 17" or or larger recommended
  • Minimum resolution of 1024 x 768

Storage

Apple QuickTime 6.5 or Higher Recommended

  • Required only on systems using video
  • AGP graphics card with 16 MB or more video RAM required for movie playback
  • Available at www.apple.com/quicktime

Digidesign ASIO Driver

Digidesign WaveDriver

Download Updates

Additional Information

Pro Tools|HD Product Info

For more information, see the Pro Tools 6 documents in the Support > Tech Support > Technical Document Library section. Also included with new systems and Pro Tools 6 upgrade CDs.