Amarra 2.5 setup problem

[RBFC]

Hi, all. I just updated my Amarra to 2.5. I use a MacMini with OSX 10.6.6. I have been playing files from my external hard drive directly through Amarra without launching iTunes. The latest update will not allow me to access my external drive unless I go back and launch iTunes. I'm unaware of any configuration problem, as this is the same group of settings that I've used for several previous versions of Amarra.

 

Any thoughts as to how I can play files without having iTunes running?

 

Thanks,

 

Lee