You are running out of CPU Power

[bpsowner]

My Laptop always tells me: "You are running out of CPU Power..."
No matter if I am just listening, recording or bouncing a track.
I had this problem with my old laptop too. But now I have 8GB Ram, an i7 processor and I am recording on a 7200 rpm external drive. Why do I get this error again and again??

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by bpsowner

My Laptop always tells me: "You are running out of CPU Power..."
No matter if I am just listening, recording or bouncing a track.
I had this problem with my old laptop too. But now I have 8GB Ram, an i7 processor and I am recording on a 7200 rpm external drive. Why do I get this error again and again??

Well you could start by giving us more info on your system like what exact computer, operating system & version, what PT version. Ram amount and i7 cpu mean nothing without the rest of the numbers/data. Also size of session, any plugins, etc. Have you properly optimized your system per Avid specs?

[TimNielsen]

I've found in cases where there is no logical reason for getting CPU errors, that a plugin is to sometimes blame. Even if it's not used on a track, just having it load as PT loads can cause it. Have you double and triple checked that all your plugins are current?

Also, have you done any troubleshooting of your own? Have you repaired disk preferences, and deleted the ProTools caches and databases? Even these things can cause it.

Without more of a detailed list of what you HAVE tried if anything it's hard to know what to suggest!

[mikeyman]

check core parking too

[bpsowner]

Thank you for your input. Here is a bit more Information about my system:

Windows 8; 64-Bit
Pro Tools M-Powered Essentials
8 GB Ram
Intel (R) Core (TM) i7 4500U CPU @ 1,80 GHz
Size of the session max. 800 MB, but I also got the error message when bouncing a session with only one Instrument on it.

Does this help?
How can I optimize my system per avid specs?

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by bpsowner

Thank you for your input. Here is a bit more Information about my system:

Windows 8; 64-Bit
Pro Tools M-Powered Essentials
8 GB Ram
Intel (R) Core (TM) i7 4500U CPU @ 1,80 GHz
Size of the session max. 800 MB, but I also got the error message when bouncing a session with only one Instrument on it.

Does this help?
How can I optimize my system per avid specs?

How to optimize your system per Avid specs - Google for it and follow the directions.

A Sandra report would help as well. Read the 'Help us to help you' for what is needed and how to do it.

[bpsowner]

Can someone tell me where I can change the language?
I can give you a german overview until now, but I guess that doesn't help much:

SiSoftware Sandra

Nr
Hostname : ******
Arbeitsgruppe : WORKGROUP

System
Modell : Dell Inspiron 7737 Shark Bay ULT
Serialnummer : 4V3****
Gehäuse : Dell Tragbar
Mainboard : Dell 019P17
Serialnummer : .4V3R2Z1.CN7************
System BIOS : Dell A05 10/31/2013
Intel vPro : 9.05.14.1724
Gesamtspeicher : 7.9GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

Prozessor(en)
Prozessor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4500U CPU @ 1.80GHz (2C 4T 3GHz, 3GHz IMC, 2x 256kB L2, 4MB L3)
Sockel/Slot : FC PGA947

Chipsatz
Speichercontroller : Dell Core (Haswell ULT) DRAM Controller 100MHz, 2x 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM 1.6GHz 128-bit, Interne Grafikeinheit

Speichermodul(e)
Speichermodul : Hynix (Hyundai) HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-12800S DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)

Grafiksystem
Monitor : LGD PnP-Monitor (Standard) (1600x1200, JXWY4€173WD1
, 17.1")
Grafikkarte : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family (20CU 160SP SM5.0 600MHz/1.1GHz, 1.8GB DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit, Interne Grafikeinheit)

Grafikprozessor
OpenCL GP-Prozessor : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family (160SP 20C 600MHz/1.1GHz, 1.8GB DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit, Interne Grafikeinheit)
Compute Shader Prozessor : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family (160SP 20C 600MHz/1.1GHz, 1.8GB DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit, Interne Grafikeinheit)

Physische Speichergeräte
WDC WD10JPVX-75JC3T0 (1TB, SATA600, 5400rpm, 8MB Cache) : 932GB (C:)
HL-DT-ST DVD+/-RW GU90N (8.4GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) : 8GB (D:)

Logischer Speichergeräte
OS (C:) : 918GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD10JPVX-75JC3T0 (1TB, SATA600, 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
WINRETOOLS : 490MB (NTFS)
PBR Image : 13GB (NTFS)
Pro Tools M-Powe (D:) : 8GB (CDFS) @ HL-DT-ST DVD+/-RW GU90N (8.4GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Peripherie
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Dell Lynx Point-LP LPC Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : Winbond WPCE775LA
Audio Gerät : Dell Lynx Point-LP HD Audio Controller
Laufwerkscontroller : Dell Lynx Point-LP SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode]
USB Controller 1 : Dell Lynx Point-LP USB xHCI HC
USB Controller 2 : Dell Lynx Point-LP USB EHCI #1
System SMBus Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Drucker- und Faxgeräte
Drucker : Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4 (600x600, Farbwiedergabe)
Drucker : HP Officejet Pro 8600 Class Driver (600x600, Farbwiedergabe)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Netzwerkdienste
Netzwerkadapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet)
Drahtlosadapter : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 (802.11n (HT), AES-CCMP, 144Mbps)

Energieverwaltung
Batterie Nr. 1 : Samsung SDI DELL 62VNH3B 57.72Wh/3.70Ampere pro Stunde

Betriebssystem
Windowssystem : Microsoft Windows 8 Home 6.02.9200
Kompatibel mit Plattform : x64

Windows Leistungsindex
Aktuelles System : 5.8

[TOM@METRO]

Some systems with integrated graphics have had issues. Yours may be one of them.

And, disable the Wireless while running Pro Tools.

The optimizations are here>>>

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...-Optimizations

[bpsowner]

thank you!
What can I do if mine is one of them?

[sw rec]

You only have one hard drive, and it's only 5400 rpm. BIG problem. You need a dedicated 7200 rpm recording drive. From AVID troubleshooting:
IMPORTANT! You MUST use a secondary hard drive (not your main OS drive) for recording and playback of audio in Pro Tools. Recording or playback from the OS drive is known to be problematic and the cause of many different error types. If you are using your system drive and encountering errors, the first thing you should do is get a compatible drive.

Pro Tools supports recording and playback to a secondary drive that meets the following requirements:

• 7200 rpm or faster
• 9ms seek time or faster