For once and all . I'm stuck ina dilemma.

[obsuleet]

If you guys have noticed I've been posting here alot lately about my pc and issues with pro tools. I have a hp pc with vista and ptle 7.4, 2 gigs of ram and 2.6 ghz. processor. But i'm having some serious buffer issues. I recently found out that i have one of those 430 chips that some people have been having problems with according to digi. Now my first thought was to get a new motherboard that has a chip that's compatible but i know that there's a chance that might not solve my problem. And i don't want to waste 400+ on motherboard, video card.. when i can get a digi qualified 8500 inspiron laptop on ebay for that same price. But i just spent almost 600 on this new hp pc. I don't know if it's vista my pc or pt 7.4 that's causing these issues and that's fustrating. I did all the windows cinfigurations and my performance has improved a little but now where it should be.I don't know if the fact that i don't have an external hardrive are causing these problems I don't know if i need more memory but i just don't think so. If i add one reverb to a beat i've tracked from my fantom x and try to adjust in real time pro tools freezes and studders and i have to press the space bar repeatedly to unfreeze it. On my old pc i had a pentium processr with 512 mg of ram and i could add all kinds of effects without studders. What should i do?

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : CHAZ-PC
User : Chaz
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Processor
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
Speed : 2.61GHz
Model Number : 5000
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Low Power, Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache : 2x 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, 64 byte line size

System
System : HP-Pavilion GN556AA-ABA a6200n
Platform Compliance : AMD LIVE!
Mainboard : ECS Nettle2
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : 1 Processor(s)
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : No
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 0.01
Total Memory : 1.87GB DDR2

Chipset 1
Model : AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1.00GHz (2.01GHz)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 327MHz (654MHz)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : HP w2408 Wide LCD Monitor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

Physical Storage Devices
ST336032 0AS 360GB (Fibre Channel, NCQ) : 335.35GB (C:) (D:)
Generic USB SD Reader (USB) : N/A (F:)
Generic USB CF Reader (USB) : N/A (G:)
Generic USB SM Reader (USB) : N/A (H:)
Generic USB MS Reader (USB) : N/A (I:)
HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L (Fibre Channel, 40x CD-R, 40x CD-W, 5x DVD-R, 5x DVD-W, 2MB Cache) : 258.59MB (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
HP (C:) : 207.34GB (134.11GB, 65% Free Space) (NTFS) @ ST336032 0AS 360GB (Fibre Channel, NCQ)
FACT.IMAGE (D:) : 8.85GB (1.20GB, 14% Free Space) (NTFS) @ ST336032 0AS 360GB (Fibre Channel, NCQ)
Oct 26 2007 (E:) : 15.76MB (CDFS) @ HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L (Fibre Channel, 40x CD-R, 40x CD-W, 5x DVD-R, 5x DVD-W, 2MB Cache)
Removable Drive (F:) : N/A @ Generic USB SD Reader (USB)
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A @ Generic USB CF Reader (USB)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ Generic USB SM Reader (USB)
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A @ Generic USB MS Reader (USB)

Peripherals
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device
USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub : Digidesign Mbox 2 Firmware Updater
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : Enhanced Multimedia PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Communication Device(s)
Device : PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Printers and Faxes
Model : Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Model : EPSON Stylus CX7800 Series

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

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows Vista Home Media Center 6.00.6000
Platform Compliance : Win32 x86

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 3.0

Network Services
Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

Performance Tips
Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

[3JDamon]

I'm one of probably 90% of people reading this that stopped reading once it said you were using Vista. Switch back to XP. Nobody can help you with Vista, and all indications suggest it's not ready for professional use of any kind yet. You'll undoubtedly have trouble with the laptop with Vista too.

[obsuleet]

The laptop comes with xp professional.

[Starscream]

Some Quick and simple observations here:

A: I would get ride of Vista and Install XP.

B: You need to get another 7200rpm hard drive to record to.

C: if the Chipset the Nivida 430 is incompatiable with PTLE than I would be buying another motherboard as albee1952 posted for you in this thread as to what he is using.

How about this motherboard for my pc?

Also I don't see how you say that this mother board costs $400.00 you know as well as the rest of us that motherboard costs:
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Only $129.00.

And I guess if you need a Videocard here:
EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

OR:

Leadtek PX8600GT TDH GDDR2 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail


So I guess that the answers are all here already right?

Merry Christmas!

Matt P

Used to be YODA
Now known as STARSCREAM

My lightsaber doesn't flicker [i] [b]RED!

It is BRIGHT RED!

[obsuleet]

My machine came pre installed with vista and i can't get xp on it because they don't make xp drivers for my pc. which sucks. I know the obvious solution would to get a new motherboard but i don't want to buy another one and have the same problems.

[Starscream]

Ok,
BTW how many oppions were you looking for?

I have read through all of your other posts on this problem.
And several people have tried to tell you the same things to fix this situation as I did.
You SEEM to not to want our advice.
SO I will assume that you will fix this yourself!
I will infrom everyone else that you no longer need our help.
Thank You for shopping at Walmart!
Now go buy a MAC so you can record.

STARSCREAM

My lightsaber doesn't flicker [i] [b]RED!

It is BRIGHT RED!

[obsuleet]

Lol! How did you get the impression that i don't want your help. I wouldn't have asked if i didn't want your help. But it seems like everybody saying that i should downgrade to xp but i can't my pc does not have xp drivers to downgrade to xp. therefore that's out of the question. I'm in college. don't have alot of money i and I haven't heard anybody say that a new motherboard would surely fix my problem with pt, that's why i keep asking so that maybe somebody has the same problem as me and knows exactly what the problem is. But damn man "I will inform everyone else that you no longer need our help" is taking me asking questions out of context.

[obsuleet]

But thanx for all the help.

[77pro]

it seems like everybody saying that i should downgrade to xp but i can't my pc does not have xp drivers to downgrade to xp. therefore that's out of the question.

All Starscream is saying is that you aren't taking the advice given to you here.

In your words , it's "out of the question"

[Bob L]

obsuleet:
You do understand that you'll have to BUY XP, right? They aren't gonna give it to you... If you're looking for actual solutions, they've been offered several times.

1. Vista will work with PTLE 7.4, but you'll be on the bleeding edge and not many here will have advice for you consequently. Go find an XP disc for sale and determine your best method for making that work; new HD with XP install saving the Vista install for "that glorious day when all the fairy dust has been sprinkled", dual boot, flat-out wipe of Vista in favor of XP; your call.

2. The chipset problem, if it is a problem, is not going to go away. Period. You have to solve that or you're just banging your knuckles with a crowbar; it'll feel so good when you stop, BTW. Apparently, you failed to do the compatability research before you bought the PC, now you're paying the price. I mean this with the love... I've been through the compato problem myself. I see reference to albee's board; if his works, yours should also work. But you will have to BUY it.

3. If anyone along the way has advised you that you can record to the system drive without issue, THEY WERE LYING. You will need to BUY or steal a second drive to run without issue. Assuming you do an external drive, pay attention to the drive's FW chip (Oxford 911, etc.). If you can stuff one in the HP case, get the type that the PC runs (IDE, SATA, PSATA, etc.), it's cheaper.

Now having said all that, nice job on posting the SANDRA report.

I understand the starving student thing. Life comes without guarantees. You will have to spend more dough in any event, and it's a crapshoot to some extent.

Luck.