[chrisf]

I have a new ASUS P5B-E system based on the P965 chipset with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (E6600), 2GB of DDR2-800 RAM, along with the onboard VIA IEEE 1394 firewire interface.

It has serious problems with playback (filtered dream demo):

H/W Buffer Size Error
--------------- -----
1024 samples -9129
512 samples or lower -9092

If I enable "Ignore Errors During Playback/Record" I occasionally hear a short burst (< half a second) but that's it. I always get error -9092 when attempting to record (input 1).

- I tried setting the processor affinity hack - no change.
- The multi-core Windows hotfix had no change, with or without the registry change.
- I've tried disabling the Gigabit ethernet interface in Windows and BIOS - no change.
- The DirectX diag tool (dxdiag) doesn't output audio with the "Music" test or the
"DirectSound" test, when the output is set to "Digidesign MBox 2 Pro 1/2". (The DirectSound test works fine for the SoundMAX HD Audio output - on motherboard.)

I did some searches on the DUC forum before buying this motherboard, for which there were no complaints, so I'm at a total loss of what to do from here :-( Any suggestions would be most appreciated!


Protools info:

PTLE 7.3.1cs2
MBox 2 Pro factory

Windows/software info:

Windows XP Hotfix 896256 applied
iLok driver upgraded to 5.5.0.2618
DirectX upgraded to 9.0c

Extra Info on IEEE 1394 interface:

< FireWire/1394 Controller ` >
Model: ASUSTeK Computer Inc VT6306 VIA Fire II IEEE-
1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller
Version: 1.00
Interface: OHCI
Enhanced Support: No
Speed: 400MHz

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : PROTOOLS
User : Chris
Workgroup : MSHOME

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
Speed : 2.40GHz
Performance Rating : PR8166 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache : 2x 32kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 1x 4MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 16-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 8.12
System : System manufacturer System Product Name
Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5B-E
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 267MHz (1068MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : LG L204WT(Analog)
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Physical Storage Devices
Hard Disk : WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA0 (298GB)
Hard Disk : WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA0 (298GB)
CD-ROM/DVD : LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P (CD 48X Rd, 48X Wr) (DVD 6X Rd, 6X Wr)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 298GB (291GB, 98% Free Space) (NTFS)
audio (D:) : 298GB (298GB, 100% Free Space) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)

Network Services
Adapter : Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter