Tascam Computer Hardware - Manual (Page 8)

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One other interesting point: NTFS can read the "resource fork" of SDII files from MacOS,
and can therefore recognize the timecode stamps used in these files; FAT(32) can’t do
this. If you do a lot of work with ProTools or other MacOS-based DAW applications, you
should consider at least one NTFS partition in your system. (Note that this does not imply
that your NTFS-based system can mount/read from a MacOS drive; simply that individual
SDII files imported to an NTFS drive will retain their time-stamp information.)
ACPI
Another critical install detail is ACPI mode. ACPI, or Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface, is designed to help allocate system resources to more efficiently run peripheral
devices. For an audio machine, though, it’s been reported to cause some performance
problems due to its assigning all devices to a single IRQ.
During the install process, when the on-screen message appears “press F6 to install
additional drivers for third party SCSI drivers or mass storage devices,” press F5 instead.
When the screen appears giving you a choice between “ACPI-PC” and “standard PC”
mode, select “standard pc”.
Here’s a tip: If you’ve upgraded to Windows XP you may find it’s lost one important
feature: when turning off your PC (Start/Turn Off Computer/Turn Off), WinXP goes through
its usual "Windows is shutting down" routine, but it doesn't turn off the computer. The
power stays on, with Windows helpfully informing you that it is indeed safe to turn off your
computer now, until you manually punch the "off" button. This usually occurs if you’ve
opted to leave ACPI disabled. To fix this, you may want to enable APM (Advanced
Power Management). Here's how:
• Click Start | Control Panel
• Click Performance and Maintenance (at the lower left)
• Click Power Options
• Click on the last tab, marked APM.
• Check the box marked "Enable Advanced Power Management Support" and click OK
Figure 2 – Advanced Power Management