9129 - Audio Processing is conflicting with other CPU tasks - Error help needed!

[Badfish00]

Hello, thanks for taking the time. My question is a two-parter.

Several years ago I purchased an MBox2 with ProTools LE 6.8.1. I have not used it too much in the past year or more but I have a new project to work on so am trying to troubleshoot some problems. Everything more or less runs fine except that I keep getting the now infamous "Audio Processing is conflicting with other CPU tasks... Try reducing HW Buffer size". After reducing buffer size, I get a similar error telling me to increase my buffer size, and the cycle repeats. After doing a search of the site I have read that I should start my own thread with my specific system details, as each system is different. So thats why I am here now, any help is greatly appreciated!

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Computer
Model : System Manufacturer System Name
Workgroup : THE_PAD
Host Name : KEVSCPU
User : Kevin's

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Speed : 2.4GHz
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Integrated Data Cache : 8kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 4-way, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector

Computer
Mainboard : Asus P4PE
BIOS : Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4PE ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 10/28/2002
Bus(es) : X-Bus AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 1GB DDR

Chipset
Model : ASUS 82845PE Brookdale Host-Hub Interface Bridge (B0)
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 134MHz (536MHz)
Total Memory : 1GB DDR
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 223MHz (446MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Infineon (Siemens) HYS64D64329GU-6 512MB DDR PC2700U DDR-166 (2.5-3-3-7 2-10-0-0)
Memory Module : Infineon (Siemens) HYS64D64329GU-6 512MB DDR PC2700U DDR-166 (2.5-3-3-7 2-10-0-0)

Video System
Video Adapter : RADEON 9500 PRO / 9700 - Secondary (PS2.0, VS2.0 276MHz, 128MB 270MHz, AGP 2.00)

Storage Devices
Maxtor 6Y080L0 (82GB, ATA133, 3.5", 7200rpm, 2MB Cache) : 76GB (C:)
WDC WD400EB-00CPF0 40GB (ATA100, 2MB Cache) : 37GB (F:)
MDT MD1200JB-00DUA3 120GB (USB/ATA100, 8MB Cache) : 112GB (J:)
HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4320B (ATA33, DVD-R, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 524MB (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
KevsCDrive (C:) : 76GB (NTFS) @ Maxtor 6Y080L0 (82GB, ATA133, 3.5", 7200rpm, 2MB Cache)
Ebay Drive (F:) : 37GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD400EB-00CPF0 40GB (ATA100, 2MB Cache)
Audio CD (D:) : 0bytes (CDFS) @ HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4320B (ATA33, DVD-R, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A
AUDIODRIVE (J:) : 112GB (FAT32) @ MDT MD1200JB-00DUA3 120GB (USB/ATA100, 8MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Intel 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8708F
Audio Device : ASUS SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Audio Device : Creative Labs CT0090 Audigy Player
Audio Codec : 61680 00F0h
Serial Port(s) : 2
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASUS P4B533
USB Controller 1 : ASUS P4B533
USB Controller 2 : ASUS P4B533
USB Controller 3 : ASUS P4B533
USB Controller 4 : ASUS P4B533
USB Controller 5 : Uli (Acer) ALI M5237 OpenHCI USB Controller
USB Controller 6 : Uli (Acer) ALI M5237 OpenHCI USB Controller
USB Controller 7 : Uli (Acer) ALI M5237 OpenHCI USB Controller
USB Controller 8 : Uli (Acer) USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Creative Labs Audigy 2 Firewire Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP LaserJet 1100 (MS) (600x600, Parallel)

Scanners and Cameras
Camcorder : Microsoft Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000 (Camcorder, USB)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Hamachi Network Interface (Ethernet, 100Mbps)
Network Adapter : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet Adapter (Generic) (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 3)
Platform Compliance : x86

Performance Tips
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
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Not sure if that's too much or too little information.
Any help would be really really appreciated, this has been driving me up the walls lately. I was about to upgrade my RAM before reading that it may not solve the problem. Thanks again for any advice!

[cwsand]

I got this error on my I7 when I had installed software from the cd provided by the motherboard manufacturer. So I'm guessing you have some other program running, possibly in the background, that's interfering with PT. Start with running msconfig and disabling all non-essential programs running at startup - disable ALL of them if you can, except for the Digi programs of course, and see if your problem goes away. If so, you can try enabling them one at a time until you figure out which one is causing the conflict. Also, make sure you try all the optimizations in the troubleshooting thread.

[Jono66]

The error is definately being caused by background services you are running. I had the same problem when i installed a wireless network card. Once I disabled the wireless network the problem disappeared. I tried to just disconnect but the problem remained. I had to disable the network and the re enable it ebery time I want to use the net.

Good luck