This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] Re: 64 bit Windows 7 upgrade Q

Thursday, March 8, 2012

[Avid-L2] Re: 64 bit Windows 7 upgrade Q

Anyone know what BIOS to use on a XW8600 with Windows 7 64bit? We are running BIOS 3.15 on our Z800s.

KEN

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Robert Lawson <avidrhl@...> wrote:
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> The Legacy Driver issue was fixed after Windows 7 SP 1.
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524249/en-us
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> ---
> Rob Lawson
> System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
> CBS News
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> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:42 AM, Nick <nick@...> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > Agree with using a new drive. Put the old one in as a D Drive then you can
> > always boot up into WinXP with your old configuration if needs be and
> > access all your old projects etc.
> >
> > Also you may need to hunt around for 64bit drivers for your SATA
> > controller and any other peripherals you have as well as updating the hp
> > xw8600 BIOS to the latest version. Most of this can be done from the hp
> > website.
> >
> > Win7 doesn't like firewire very much either so you might have to use the
> > legacy firewire drivers or these ones:
> > http://www.unibrain.com/products/driverapi/ubcore.htm
> >
> > which seem to work OK.
> >
> > On the upside you can get some more memory and look to upgrading to 64bit
> > MC6!
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Quinsee-Jover" <tony@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Me too.
> > >
> > > Whatever you do, don't upgrade XP to Win7. Put in a new drive and do a
> > > clean install of Win 7 onto it.
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of
> > > Terence Curren
> > > Sent: 08 March 2012 00:33
> > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: 64 bit Windows 7 upgrade Q
> > >
> > >
> > > I am running that config.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "ksirul" <kenavid2@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > OK so Job got me thinking about this. We are currently running
> > Symphony v
> > > 5.5.3 Nitris DX on XP Pro 32 bit on a XW8600 with Nvidia Quadro FX 3700.
> > I
> > > looked at the Avid version matrix and it looks like I can install
> > Windows 7
> > > 64bit on this system. Is this correct?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > KEN
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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