new external drive with pro tools 10

[randyhill87]

okay i just bought a new hard external hard drive with 7200 rpm and 1.5 tb. and in my pro tools 10 workspace set up i put the playback and record to my drive and still its is having a weird playback like it's like it is way too static and sometime there is no output audio at all, when it does play; it only plays for a few rounds and then nothing, i see the audio playing on my tracks but no sound.. i really don't know what is going on. i don't know if it is me or my computer... i really need help.
the input and output is correct and it works before, so i know it's not the I/O setup.

ID
Host Name : Randy-PC
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : AlienWare (Dell) M11xR3 103C_5335KV
Serial Number : 8MNF4R1
Chassis : AlienWare (Dell) Portable
Mainboard : AlienWare (Dell) M11xR3
Serial Number : .8MNF4R1.CN129611830019.
BIOS : AlienWare (Dell) A03 06/07/2011
Total Memory : 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2537M CPU @ 1.40GHz (2C 4T 2.3GHz/2.3GHz Turbo, 2.3GHz IMC, 2x 256kB L2, 3MB L3)

Chipset
Memory Controller : Dell Core (Sandy Bridge) Mobile DRAM Controller 100MHz FSB, 2x 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM 2x 667MHz (1.33GHz), Integrated Graphics

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-10700S DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-10700S DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Video System
Video Adapter : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family (12 SM5.0 350MHz/900MHz, 1GB DDR3 1.33GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (96SP 2C 1.34GHz, 1GB 1.79GHz)
Compute Shader Processor : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family (12SP 350MHz/900MHz, 64MB DDR3 1.33GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)

Storage Devices
Seagate ST9750420AS (750.2GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) : 699GB (C:)

Logical Storage Devices
RECOVERY : 20GB (NTFS)
The Cave (C:) : 678GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST9750420AS (750.2GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Dell QS67 LPC Controller
Audio Device : Dell Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Serial Port(s) : 2
Disk Controller : Dell Cougar Point Mobile 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller 1 : Dell Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
USB Controller 2 : Dell Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Dell IEEE 1394 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus
SMBus/i2c Controller 2 : IPMI T0 Controller

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter : Intel(R) WiFi Link 1000 BGN (802.11g (ERP), 54Mbps)

Power Management
Battery No 1 : Simplo DELL T7YJR17L 65.05Wh/4.39Ah

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.6

[albee1952]

How is the external drive attached? You need to disable wifi when running Pro Tools.

[Zuzudaddy]

Your integrated graphics might also be a problem. Some do better than others. Also make sure your using USB for the external drive connection.

[randyhill87]

Originally Posted by albee1952

How is the external drive attached? You need to disable wifi when running Pro Tools.

my external drive is attached by a USB 3.0 and my wifi is turned off. we were having a discussion about desktop computers, what desktop computers would be excellent running pro tools with no problems that would cost around $1000.

[randyhill87]

Originally Posted by Zuzudaddy

Your integrated graphics might also be a problem. Some do better than others. Also make sure your using USB for the external drive connection.

i read before that i could really do nothing about my integrated graphics. and i did make sure my external drive connection is working. i even saved my tracks to it and it re-upload it. i was also thinking it is my laptop computer and i was looking for a desktop computer, in your opinion kind of desktop computer should i think of getting about the price of a $1000 or $1500.

[The Weed]

Try the drive as USB 2.0.

See the Pro Tools LE Windows forum, i7 Sticky, first page of the thread has builds.

Cheers,

[albee1952]

I would expect USB3 to work fine, but I've never tried it. Your best solution to a compatible desktop is to build one. The new X79 motherboards with a socket 2011 i7 looks like the new hot setup(with a few builds up and running well). The second choice(for me anyway) would be a tried and true i7 950(or higher socket 1366) on an X58 motherboard. The choice of mobo will steer your RAM selection as X58 are usually triple channel(so you need 3 or 6 matching sticks for 6 or 12GB) and X79 mobo's run quad channel RAM(which means 4 or 8 matching sticks for 8, 16 or 32GB(with this setup, 8 would likely be a poor choice). Not sure on X79 pricing, but the older X58 setup should be easy to build for a grand. Don't skimp on the PSU(650 watts is about as small as I would go) and don't spend too much on a graphics card as PT has light needs(so many sub-$50 nVidia cards will work fine).

Here's the thread on i7 builds: http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=238426
You really only need to view the first page, and maybe the last couple for whatever late-breaking news might be posted there

[txrx]

First off, do you have this problem before adding the new external drive?
Secondly i notice the only audio interface is with the mainboard itself. Some motherboard do have audio problem with certain audio application. ASIOFORALL seem to get quite a lot to work but then again it depend on what buffer rate you are running, not only mother board have static sound some sound card will also give static sound, best off is to see what the recommend brand to use and start off with that.