Teac US-428 - Manual (Page 13)

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3. Installation
3.1 System Requirements
PC: Minimum requirements: Pentium
200 MHz (or equivalent) processor
running Windows 98 (Second or
Millennium Edition), Windows 2000 or
Windows XP, 96MB RAM.
Recommended: Pentium II 300MHz
processor with 128MB RAM or better.
(These requirements are for use with
Cubasis VST. Other applications will
have different requirements. Consult
your application's manufacturer for
further information.)
NOTE: The US-428 is not supported
under Windows 95. We also do not
recommend Windows98 First Edition,
due to its limited USB implementation. A
fast EIDE hard disk is required for
throughput of multiple audio tracks.
96MB RAM is the minimum
recommended, but with all digital audio
programs, you’ll have better results with
more RAM. An SVGA graphics card is
suggested (min. 256 colors, 800x600
resolution or better).
Although this product has been checked
for use with standard configuration
computers which meet the specifications
above, we cannot guarantee the
operation of the product, even with
computers meeting the specifications,
due to differences in architecture and
implementation between computers.
Chipsets are also a concern with USB
audio. We’ve found that the most
dependable motherboards are ones
which utilize Intel-based chipsets. You
can determine your chipset by going into
the Device Manager. On the Windows
98 desktop, right click on My Computer,
and select Properties. Click on the
Device Manager tab, and then click on
the plus (+) sign next to Universal Serial
Bus Controllers. (see illustration 3.01)
The following chipsets have been
successfully run with the US-428:
Intel 82371 AB/EB PCI to USB
Universal Host Controller
Intel 82371 SB PCI to USB
Universal Host Controller
Intel 82801 AA PCI to USB
Universal Host Controller
ALi PCI to USB Open Host
Controller
Some other chipsets, notably those
specifying Open Host Controllers or
OHCI (rather than Universal Host
Controllers or UHCI), have been subject
to occasional incompatibilities. While
most OHCI systems have no problems
with the US-428, occasionally some
older OHCI systems will exhibit
problems. We have found that, in the
majority of these cases, a PCI-based
USB card utilizing an Opti-chip controller
will work dependably. These cards (also
available in PCMCIA format for laptops)
are available through a number of
manufacturers. Please consult the
TASCAM website for further information.