Hi: any views on whether this laptop will work with sonar, I plan on using it mostly for midi, but perhaps some two track audio recording. M-6816 Notebook Specifications Part Number: 1014558RGateway M-6816 Notebook Feature Description Processor Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® CoreT 2 Duo processor T5250 1.5 GHz | 2 MB L2 cache | 667 MHz FSB Chipset Intel® GM965 Display panel 15.4-inch UltrabrightT WXGA TFT display (1280 × 800) Memory 2048 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2 × 1024) Total slots: 2 DDR2 slots | Available slots: 0 DDR2 slots Video controller Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Up to 384 MB of Dynamic Video Memory Webcam 1.3 Megapixel Fingerprint reader No Audio High definition audio - 2 channel Hard drive 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive Optical drive 8X Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM Write maximum: 8X DVD +/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs Read maximum: 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM discs Modem Integrated V.92 56K modem Network 10/100 Ethernet LAN 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Memory card reader 5-in-1 a.. Memory Stick® b.. Memory Stick Pro® c.. Multimedia CardT d.. Secure DigitalT e.. XD MiniSD and RS-MMC (when used with adapter that is supplied with card) I/O ports a.. Three - USB 2.0 ports b.. One - VGA port c.. RJ-11 port d.. RJ-45 port e.. Headphone jack f.. Microphone jack g.. One - Lock slot h.. Power input Pointing device Touchpad with vertical scroll zone Expansion slot Expresscard® Type 54 Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion Dimensions 1 to 1.50-inches (H) × 14.00-inches (W) × 10-inches (D) 25 to 38.10 mm (H) × 355.60 mm (W) × 254.00 mm (D) Weight 6.29 pounds 2.85 kilograms Thanks: John Fioravanti ----- Original Message ----- From: Chad Morrison To: Dancing dots email list Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 1:43 AM Subject: [ddots-l] bus trouble can anyone think of a reason why I can't see the bus names in the track out put contex menu? It will give me the option to make a new bus and I also see my sound card ports I just don't see the bus names. help please! Chad