(-9092) (-6086) constant errors, please help me fix this

[klaveman]

hi
i keep getting these errors -* The operating system held off interrupts for too long. If this occurs frequently, try increasing the "H/W Buffer Size" int the Playback Engine panel. (-6086) *-& this one -* The operating system held off interrupts for too long. If this occurs often, try increasing the "H/W Buffer Size" int the Playback Engine Dialog. (-9092) *- i have tried all the various combination's without luck. i've tried reducing the time of recording and most obvious things that i can do.
is it my video card?
is it that i dont have a dedicated drive for protools (& if so how do i do that?)
does my computer just suck?
man i'm frustrated with all this mucking around....

HELP! please....


SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Gigabyte P55A-UD3R
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : Marco-PC
User : Marco

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
Speed : 2.87GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 16 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : Gigabyte P55A-UD3R
BIOS : Award (Phoenix) F3 10/16/2009
Bus(es) : X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3

Chipset
Model : Giga-Byte Core (Clarksfield/Lynnfield) DMI
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.47GHz (5GHz)

Chipset
Model : Giga-Byte Core Desktop (Lynnfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.47GHz (5GHz)
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3
Channels : 2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 685MHz (1.37GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL8-8-8 DDR3-1600 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (7-7-7-24 4-33-10-5)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL8-8-8 DDR3-1600 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (7-7-7-24 4-33-10-5)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL8-8-8 DDR3-1600 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (7-7-7-24 4-33-10-5)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL8-8-8 DDR3-1600 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (7-7-7-24 4-33-10-5)

Video System
Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (320 SM4.1 800MHz, 1GB DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
STREAM Processor : ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (320SP 8C 800MHz, 1GB DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit)

Storage Devices
WDC WD15EADS-00S2B0 (1.5TB, SATA300, 3.5", 5400rpm, 32MB Cache) : 1TB (C:)
WDC WD15EADS-00P8B0 (1.5TB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache) : 1TB
WD My Book 1TB (USB) : 932GB (E:)
ASUS DRW-22B2ST (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 1TB (NTFS) @ WDC WD15EADS-00S2B0 (1.5TB, SATA300, 3.5", 5400rpm, 32MB Cache)
MY BOOK (E:) : 931GB (FAT32) @ WD My Book 1TB (USB)
3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ ASUS DRW-22B2ST (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Giga-Byte P55 LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F
Audio Device : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 High Definition Audio
Audio Device : Pine Technology RV730XT Audio device [Radeon HD 4670]
Serial Port(s) : 5
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 2 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte 88SE91A3 SATA-600 Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte IT8213 IDE Controller
USB Controller 1 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 3 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 4 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 5 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 6 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 7 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 8 : Giga-Byte P55/PM55/3400 USB Universal Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Canon iP4500 series (USB, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter : Sierra Wireless HSPA Network Adapter (Ethernet, 42.2Mbps)
Wireless Adapter 1 : TP-LINK Wireless N Adapter

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

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

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9

[albee1952]

Which interface?
What version of Pro Tools?

Here is what I would do. Buy a pair of WD Caviar BLACK hard drives, Install one as a new system drive(you could clone your old system drive to the new one with Acronis True Image). Install the second drive for recording(format it as NTFS BASIC). Disable the wifi and try running Pro Tools. 5400 rpm drives are no good for recording(but might be okay as a system drive, but why hamstring yourself). FAT32 drives are no good for recording with the latest versions of OS and Pro Tools. The MyBook should probably be reformatted to NTFS(at which point, you MAY be able to record to it, but it always make a good backup drive). If money is just too tight right now to buy 2 drives, then get one and install it as your recording drive. Most desktop machines these days can fit several hard drives inside. Speaking of backups, Acronis will allow you to save an image of your system drive, so once you get things running good, save an image. Then, in the future, you can recover from a crash by restoring from the image. Imagine having everything loaded and exactly like it was before a crash, and it only takes an hour or so

[klaveman]

tis an mbox 2 on pro tools le 8.0.1.
is this worth trying, i am a very poor person at the moment and cant afford to buy these if its only a probablity, having said that i've got all this gear sitting here and unable to use it.
thanks for replying

[albee1952]

Download the 8.0.5 update(its free) and get one decent recording drive(which will be useful, no matter what). Look for a sale on the WD Caviar Black as you should be able to get a 500GB for under $60. If that's not cheap enough, get a WD Caviar Blue 500GB for $40(but the Black is a better drive). Disconnect the MyBook for testing. If this doesn't help, try the generic VGA driver with the video card instead of the ATI driver.

[Benoni]

what drive are you recording to? You just have one Internal drive? Im slightly confused because the Sandra is showing 2 model numbers. But that could be a factory partition. SO assuming you are recording to the Mybook...

You need to format the Mybook to NTFS. This will take around 8 hours I know cause I just got a new one in the mail and formatted it I should have hooked it up with eSata instead of USB, but i was lazy

Is your MyBook the Essentials or Home? The essential is USB only, the Home has tri hookups (USB, Firewire, and E-Sata) If its got E-SATA you need to hook it up e-sata.

USB 2.0 drives are supported for PT9 and W7, but i dont think that carries to PT8, at least I have not seen the documentation if it does.

Since you are out of cash for the moment, just focus on formatting the Mybook to NTFS, that should make some difference for the better.

When you get some extra $$$ I agree with Albee. Clone the drive you have now to a WD Caviar BLACK drive, and install it as the system drive. Move the drive you have now, to another SATA port, and use it to store backups, videos, music, docs, ect... Then get another Caviar Black to record to.

Your OS drive is not approved. It is only 5400 RPM, (7200 RPM minimum is required) and adding to that it is a Green drive, green drives are bad for music, video, graphics, ect... basically anything thats resource heavy. As Tim the Tool Man said, You need MORE POWER. Or like Homer Simpson you need MAX POWER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3zdkmw2E4

Have you done the optimizations for w7? if not, do them. Also always Run As Admin.

Windows 7 Optimizations

Avid Windows 7 Optimizations Video Playlist - YouTube