playback looping error

[Abomb97]

Here is my killer XP HD3 PC setup:

ASUS P5K WS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail

Antec 4U22EPS550-2 4U Rackmount Server Case - Retail

It's a great computer overall. Fast & Cheap. Running a lean XP Pro SP3. Just this one PT snag is hanging me up. Is there a way to disable the "x" portion of the first PCI slot? I have an HD3 Accell PCI-X Rig so I need (or course) all three slots.

Maybe when Liquid Ghost swapped video cards, the system re-allocated the new video card IRQ to something open this time?

UPDATE:
I went deep into the IRQ situation. There are many things that have overlapping IRQ's in this system. I began disabling various devices that were'nt used or super important. floppy. extra usb ports, serial. It seems to help a bit but not a total solution.

I still see many overlapping IRQ's with the Digi DSP chips. But I read online that "In Windows XP, Device Manager may list some or all the devices on your ACPI motherboard as using the same IRQ" but its designed to.

As a precaution, I re-organized my cards inversely with the core card moved from the pci-x slot to to the last pci slot.

[Liquid Ghost]

I never had a irq conflict with my video card sharing a one with the digi cards but when I switched to the ati all the looping went away go figure!I didn't do anything else to the computer.Overall the systen runs better with that card why I don't know but I think the NVIDIA drivers were conflicting!

[Liquid Ghost]

Originally Posted by psmworld

which radeon? which mobo?

i also had an 6600/8600 and changed to a x1300 pro and x1650 but this didn´t change anything.

Asus P5E WS Pro
ATI Radeon™ HD 4350
4 Gigs Ram
XP Pro
HD3 PCI

[psmworld]

Originally Posted by Liquid Ghost

Asus P5E WS Pro
ATI Radeon™ HD 4350
4 Gigs Ram
XP Pro
HD3 PCI

how did you manage 3 hd pci cards with this board?

[psmworld]

this won´t work...

try HD2 on both pci-slots, this is the only option cause the pci-x slot can´t be configured to work correctly with HD cards.

for HD3 i recommend Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 (or DS3L) or Asrock P43D1600Twins (or -1394 including firewire). rock solid boards.

Originally Posted by Abomb97

Here is my killer XP HD3 PC setup:

ASUS P5K WS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail

Antec 4U22EPS550-2 4U Rackmount Server Case - Retail

It's a great computer overall. Fast & Cheap. Running a lean XP Pro SP3. Just this one PT snag is hanging me up. Is there a way to disable the "x" portion of the first PCI slot? I have an HD3 Accell PCI-X Rig so I need (or course) all three slots.

Maybe when Liquid Ghost swapped video cards, the system re-allocated the new video card IRQ to something open this time?

UPDATE:
I went deep into the IRQ situation. There are many things that have overlapping IRQ's in this system. I began disabling various devices that were'nt used or super important. floppy. extra usb ports, serial. It seems to help a bit but not a total solution.

I still see many overlapping IRQ's with the Digi DSP chips. But I read online that "In Windows XP, Device Manager may list some or all the devices on your ACPI motherboard as using the same IRQ" but its designed to.

As a precaution, I re-organized my cards inversely with the core card moved from the pci-x slot to to the last pci slot.

[Liquid Ghost]

Nothing changed IRQ at all. The video irq was never near or shared the digi cards.

[Liquid Ghost]

Yes I do have the ASUS P5W Pro loaded with two pcix slots and 2 pci slots.Core card is in first pcix slot process is in next pcix slot process is in next pci slot.Computer work tell me why it can not work like this.The cards are long pcix cards?What are the ground for it won't work?What will be the conflicts or problems please explain?I use this computer every day in a commercial studio i do have my share of lock ups time to time just like my Mac when I had that!

Phil Plaskon
Liquid Ghost

[Abomb97]

Originally Posted by lode

I'm experiencing something similar.

Listen to this.

http://www.lydhodene.com/pro_tools_bug.wav

The bug appears before I press stop. It sounds like a buffer that is being "emptied" to me.
It appears randomly in different sessions, and disappears if I shutdown the computer, and start it up again.

There is no shared IRQ between the DIGI card and the others.

However the card is not on the lowest slot. Should I move it?

My problem is this EXACT thing!

I've disabled tons of things in device manager and re-arranged my 3 HD PCI cards so that the core card is on the end and the 3rd card is in the PCI-X slot. I'm going to try one last thing and remove the 3rd HD card in the PCI-X slot and see if the problem persists. After that, I'm out of ideas. Its only with my RTAS plugs i do notice. not with the TDM plugs.

If this works, I may try and put some paper or plastic to cover the extra contacts on the end of the PCI-X card slot to force it to act like as if a standard PCI card was installed.

[psmworld]

Originally Posted by Liquid Ghost

Yes I do have the ASUS P5W Pro loaded with two pcix slots and 2 pci slots.Core card is in first pcix slot process is in next pcix slot process is in next pci slot.Computer work tell me why it can not work like this.The cards are long pcix cards?What are the ground for it won't work?What will be the conflicts or problems please explain?I use this computer every day in a commercial studio i do have my share of lock ups time to time just like my Mac when I had that!

Phil Plaskon
Liquid Ghost

it seems that most of the mainboards with pcix slots, have corrupted pcix-slots or the pro tools cards are not compatible.

only a few boards seem to work (p5wdg)

which board do you exactly have? P5K WS only has 1 PCIX, P5W doesn´t exist.

BUT, HD2 should work in both PCI slots. HD3 maybe with 2 PCI slots and 1 PCI-X, but i don´t think so.

[psmworld]

Originally Posted by Abomb97

I'm going to try one last thing and remove the 3rd HD card in the PCI-X slot and see if the problem persists.

this should work.

Originally Posted by Abomb97

If this works, I may try and put some paper or plastic to cover the extra contacts on the end of the PCI-X card slot to force it to act like as if a standard PCI card was installed.

PLEASE DON´T DO THIS!

PCI-X Slots are NOT COMPATIBLE with Pci-Cards!!! damage may occur!