laptop help

[christy]

Hi all, I know this is a pain

but digidesign said for me to post as they have not tested pro tools on my system so don't know if it would work. I don't want to fork out loads of dosh to find it does'nt..............So.......

Has anybody used a sony VGN-NS11J with pro tools 7 or greater? the main concern is the chipset as it's fine with 4gb RAM.

It has vista 32 installed at the mo, though i'm going to change back to XP as currently I'm running Ableton 7 & it seems to screw up a lot (it's as if the proccessr struggles when using only a few vst's & pluggins).

Any help would be great.

Just not possible for me to go to mac yet (probs will next year or so, but just can't afford ((( )

Hope someone can help
:)

[TOM@METRO]

Some details on this computer are not easy to find. Could you please post a Sandra report on your system? What PT interface? You may at the very least need a separate qualified drive for audio, a qualified firewire controller, and disable WiFi.

[christy]

Cheers Tom, here is the report

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Sony VGN-NS11J_S
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : iONghOSTislive
User : iON ghOST

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz
Speed : 2GHz
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Mobile, Dual-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

Computer
Platform Compliance : Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
Mainboard : Sony VAIO
BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. R0190Y3 07/09/2008
Bus(es) : PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 2.84GB SO-DIMM

Chipset
Model : Sony GM45 Mobile Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 199MHz (796MHz)
Total Memory : 4GB SO-DIMM
Shared Memory : 128MB
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 398MHz (796MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Hynix (Hyundai) HYMP125S64CP8-S6 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)
Memory Module : Hynix (Hyundai) HYMP125S64CP8-S6 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)

Video System
Video Adapter : Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (10 SM4.0, 128MB DDR3, Integrated Graphics)

Storage Devices
TOSHIBA MK3252GSX (320GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 298GB (C:)
RICOH R5C822 : N/A (D:)
RICOH R5C592 : N/A (E:)
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 8GB (F:)

Logical Storage Devices
Recovery : 8GB (NTFS)
Hard Disk (C:) : 290GB (NTFS) @ TOSHIBA MK3252GSX (320GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
CM144 (F:) : 8GB (CDFS) @ Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Removable Drive (D:) : N/A @ RICOH R5C822
Removable Drive (E:) : N/A @ RICOH R5C592

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Sony (ICH9M) LPC Interface Controller
Audio Device : Sony (ICH9) HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor 262 High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Conexant 2C06h
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : Sony (ICH9) Mobile SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller 1 : Sony (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : Sony (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 3 : Sony (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 4 : Sony (ICH9) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 5 : Sony (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 6 : Sony (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 7 : Sony (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 8 : Sony (ICH9) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Sony R5C832 IEEE-1394 Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)

Scanners and Cameras
Digital Camera : RICOH R5C592 (Digital Camera, USB)
Digital Camera : RICOH R5C822 (Digital Camera, USB)

Peripherals
Media Player : ()
Media Player : ()

Network Services
Network Adapter : Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Wireless Adapter 1 : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100 (802.11g (ERP), AES-CCMP, 54Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line
Battery No 1 : 22%

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows Vista Home 6.00.6001 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x86

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 3.8

[christy]

Hi all, I know this is a pain

but digidesign said for me to post as they have not tested pro tools on my system so don't know if it would work. I don't want to fork out loads of dosh to find it does'nt..............So.......

Has anybody used a sony VGN-NS11J with pro tools 7 or greater? the main concern is the chipset as it's fine with 4gb RAM.

It has vista 32 installed at the mo, though i'm going to change back to XP as currently I'm running Ableton 7 & it seems to screw up a lot (it's as if the proccessr struggles when using only a few vst's & pluggins).

Any help would be great.

Just not possible for me to go to mac yet (probs will next year or so, but just can't afford ((( )

Hope someone can help
:)

[spkguitar]

Christy, I know you are desperate for assistance (you have posted the same question several times), but as mentioned in the other post, we need some more information.

Please follow these instructions from the General Troubleshooting post:

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Note: To enable other users to help you, please include all of your system details when posting an issue to the DUC; Pro Tools hardware, Pro Tools software version, CPU, OS version, Motherboard make/model, chipset, amount of RAM, type of hard drives used, etc.

- Please - Use SiSoftware's Sandra Lite application to generate a full system profile:

www.sisoftware.co.uk

Under SiSoftware Sandra, click on "Download & Buy" to download the free Sandra Lite version or purchase other versions. After installing Sandra, click on the 'Hardware' tab and run the 'Computer Overview', then copy and paste into your post here on the DUC.

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We're also going to need more information about which plug-ins exactly and what other software you have installed, including version numbers.

[christy]

Oops. Also pt interface, mbox or mbox 2 mini. Hope u can help :)

[TOM@METRO]

Christy, can you be a little less vague? Exactly what does "screw up a lot" mean? And as has been asked "what plugins" are giving you issues?

[Benoni]

Just by getting a Mac dont think all problems go away.

[TOM@METRO]

Acccctually they might. But you can get new ones.

[christy]

Cheers guys, i know macs screw up too as i use them for teaching (just always read comments telling people to get a mac). current 'screw ups' (like i said proccesing probs, audio skips & clicks) & i'm hoping changing back to XP will help these issues.

Looking at the sandra repot myself i'm wondering if it's the hard drive, and if it would be better to get a firewire external (though i originally had a firewire audio card which you could hear the poccessor woking all the time, as in clicks and pops), if that would help what is a good reasonabley cheap 1 (or what should i be looking for?).

Vst's & pluggins used range hugely. NI stuff (massive, fm8, absynth, battery 3), Fabfilter timeless 2.

no retailers anywhere near me so would be v.difficult to travel to 1.