Pro Audio Support

Q:
DAE error -6042 or -9073 "The PCI bus is too busy for DAE to communicate reliably with the audio hardware." while playing back audio in Pro Tools.
 
A:
- Verify Adaptec Powerdomain Set Target Options (available in Powerdomain v3.0): 1. Ultra SCSI unchecked (This is checked for 20 MHz +) 2. Synchronous transfer rate from 20 to 10 MHz 3. SCSI disconnection enabled 4. Wide negotiation enabled- Verify DAE buffer is at the correct setting for the particular card e.g., Mix Card at 2- Verify the Disk Cache is set to 512 or less (virtual memory off, Ram Disk off)- Verify drives are partitioned if they are 9 or 18 gigs- Verify the tracks are allocated to multiple drives - Verify drives are periodically reinitialized, not fragmented, and not near capacity - Verify proper card configuration.