[sameyeam]

While recording live vocals, there are "gaps" in the recordings. The recordings dont quit but there is a gap as im recording, the recording continues after. For example:
"Mary had a... lamb..."

I bought this computer and PTLE 8 with mbox 2 mini brand new in 2010, I installed PTLE 8 onto my system drive and I have been recording to my system drive- this has worked until recently, I know that I have needed an external HD. I purchased one today and moved a session to the new drive in an attempt to see if the problem would resolve, it has not.

I have read "help us help you" and i have followed the steps to optimize my system, i also have used just about every combination of configurations in my PTLE playback engine.

Any advice would be greatly appriciated!

I am running Pro Tools LE 8.0.1 with an M BOX2 MINI (USB)
Here are my system specs:


SiSoftware Sandra:

Computer
Model : Gateway NV53
Serial Number : LXWGC020069***********
Chassis : Gateway Notebook
Mainboard : Gateway SJV50TR
Serial Number : LXWGC020069***********
BIOS : Phoenix (OEM) V1.04 10/22/2009
Total Memory : 1.75GB DDR2 SO-DIMM

Processors
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) II Dual-Core M300 (2C 2GHz, 1.6GHz IMC, 2x 512kB L2)
Socket/Slot : Socket S1g2/S1g3

Chipset
Memory Controller : Acer RS780/880 Host Bridge 2x 1.6GHz (3.2GHz), Integrated Graphics
Memory Controller : AMD F10 Athlon 64/Opteron/Sempron HT Hub 2x 1.6GHz (3.2GHz), 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM 666MHz 64-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Samsung M4 70T5663EH3-CF7 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Samsung Generic PnP Monitor (1600x1200, 156AT02-A02
, 15.3")
Video Adapter : AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 (40 SM4.1, 256MB 32-bit, Integrated Graphics)

Graphics Processor

Storage Devices
WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache) : 298GB (C:)
Seagate ST9500325AS (500.1GB, USB2/SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache) : 466GB (E:)
TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
SYSTEM RESERVED : 100MB (NTFS)
LaCie (E:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST9500325AS (500.1GB, USB2/SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Gateway (C:) : 286GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
PQSERVICE : 12GB (NTFS)
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Acer IXP SB600/700/800 SMBUS Controller
LPC Hub Controller 2 : Acer SB700/800 LPC host controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : Winbond WPCE775LA
Audio Device : Acer IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Conexant High Definition Audio (HERMOSA)
Audio Device : Acer RS880 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4200]
Audio Codec : ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio
Disk Controller : Acer SB700/800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
USB Controller 1 : Acer SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 2 : Acer SB700/800 USB OHCI1 Controller
USB Controller 3 : Acer SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
USB Controller 4 : Acer SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 5 : Acer SB700/800 USB OHCI1 Controller
USB Controller 6 : Acer SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB700 SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Wireless Adapter : Atheros AR5B93 Wireless Network Adapter (802.11g (ERP), 54Mbps)

Power Management
Battery No 1 : SMP-SDI22 AS09A75 48.84Wh/3.93Ah

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7600
Platform Compliance : x64