HP Pavilions and comp recording

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I have a hp pavilion 6835. I know protools is supposedly not guaranteed towork on hp's. my questions are

1) has anybody successfully gotten any version of protools to work on a similar setup?
2) would another program such as logic audio or sonar xl be more sucessful on such a setup?
3) is there anything I could do to the hardware on such a setup to make any of these programs run better

I dont have $2000 to drop on a G4, so I wannaknow if it's worth my time trying to settle with this hp. not all of us got the bucks for the top of the line system...
 
or...

would a lower end software like cakewalk homestudio work better on such a computer???
 
A brand name doesn't tell you much about whether you can expect compatibility issues or not.

Most important thing to know about a computer when it comes to that is the chipset that's used on the motherboard.

Crack the case (or just find the manual) and tell us what's inside.
 
From what I can tell it's an Intel 810 chipset. I don't see why this would be a problem with a Digi just because it's an HP. Nice thing about an HP with an 810 chipset is it's a dremel tool and about 20 minutes worth of work away from installing another mainboard. Digidesign said stay away from VIA chipsets, and I built a buddy a Digi 001 DAW with an ECS VIA KT333 RAID mainboard a while back that works quite nicely....
 
raab said:

I dont have $2000 to drop on a G4, so I wannaknow if it's worth my time trying to settle with this hp. not all of us got the bucks for the top of the line system...
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No need for a G4
But the HP....I dont know...I would'nt own one for any purpose.
You could sell it and build a P4 with quality components for as little as $700-$1000
Build based on a known recording program and interface.
 
ok

DAFFYDRUNK said:
From what I can tell it's an Intel 810 chipset. I don't see why this would be a problem with a Digi just because it's an HP. Nice thing about an HP with an 810 chipset is it's a dremel tool and about 20 minutes worth of work away from installing another mainboard. Digidesign said stay away from VIA chipsets, and I built a buddy a Digi 001 DAW with an ECS VIA KT333 RAID mainboard a while back that works quite nicely....
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Okay,
I'm so green when it comes to computer recording that I don't know what chipset and motherboard means...could you ellaborate? At this point for me, even dropping $700-$1000 is out of my financial range. I used to have a Roland digital 8-track vs-840, and I would like to at least have that sound quality...not that I loved it, but it allowed me to demo songs in a large-group context...
 
Chipset - Microchips that support the CPU. The chipset usually contains several controllers that govern how information travels between the processor and other components.
motherboard - The main circuit board inside a computer, containing the central processing unit, the bus, memory sockets, expansion slots, and more.

tip !
Forget the hype about PT.
Perhaps another program will suit you.
There is plenty of good ones out there now that dont require such demanding specs
 
yep

yeah, I was wondering about that. If cakewalk homestudio, sonar, or logic audio (which looks really cool) may work better on my setup. I'd love pro quality, but I'm realistic at this point. I just want to be able to throw down some home recordings that are at least of the sound quality of a roland vs840 and let me use more 16 tracks (8 on my vs840 has gotten very limiting)...
 
Getting ProTools ready on PC (hp Pavilion)

Believe when I say am saving for a g5 (tower or sexy desktop) but right now this is the state of play. I have this hp Pavilion 520n, details below, just purchased a MBox, Midiman and Luna Mic. I want to get started ... what can 1. I do to prepare my PC for ProTools installation and the whole recording experience?

2. Would anyone suggest a different PCI card & Breakout box? Don't fancy climbing bewteen the CPU for inputs/outputs once I started gathering more gear.

1.3 GHz Intel Celeron
512 MB SDRAM (this is the max)
60 GB Hard Disk
Graphics Card: Intel 3D graphics with Direct AGP
Graphics RAM: 11 MB
Interface: Integrated
CD-RW: 40x (read), 16x (write), 8x (rewrite); DVD-ROM: 16x;
USB Ports: 4
Parallel Ports: 1
Serial Ports: 2
Game Ports: 1
Free PCI Slots: 2
Modem: 56 Kbps
Network Connection: 10-/100-Mbps Ethernet
Windows XP Professional
 
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