I am now desperate! Please DUC - come through for me!!!

[Matt Zeiner]

OK here's my system:
ALLEN system to spec:
xp 2400+
a7v333 R mobo (RAID disabled)
Generic NIC card (disabled)
ATI Radeon 7500
512 mb pc2700 ddr pc2700
Promise tx133 (slot 5)
Win XPhome
All basic XP tweaks listed in optimization thread (except anything to do with regedit etc)

Here are my IRQ's:
IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2) OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 16 Radeon 7500 OK
IRQ 16 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 17 CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device OK
IRQ 17 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 17 VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller OK
IRQ 17 CNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
IRQ 18 Digidesign Digi 001 OK
IRQ 19 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 WinXP Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller OK
IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK

Here's the scoop: Using IDE 0 for system and IDE1 for PT, I get 32+6 Davec. I'm quite pleased with that for a starting point. However, I have another PT drive (WD 80gb ata 133) with sessions on it. WHen I try to even open a session off of this drive, Protools crashes. (This drive is on Promise IDE1). no error messages no nothing - just stops responding. I had the card sharing with the Radeon, changed slots, no change. Also, my USB 2.0 drive has become a problem. Before installing the 2.0 drivers, it worked fine for playback, but as soon as I install the drivers on the asus disk, the whole machine crashes following 'autoplay' loading. How do I disable 'autpplay for all devices? Other than this promise trouble, The machine is working fine. Also - in the bios setup, I currently have the processor set to 2.0 ghz. does this mean that I am overclocking it, or can I go up to the 2500 mhz listing? while running the DAvec test, my processor runs at about 89-92 deg F. cpu core voltage is at 1.65v. Please help with whatever you can! Thanks
Cinemafixer

[winter20]

Sorry I don't have any answers for you, I'm very much a novice around here. My question is that i notice many of you post your IRQ settings. Why is this? And how would I go about finding out my IRQ settings? Is it helpful in locating problems or slow downs in performance when you know the IRQ information?
Thanks....

[Matt Zeiner]

To someone who knows what they are looking at, yup.

[Rock_Artist]

Trying "updating driver" of the Computer from ACPI whatever to Standard PC.

WinXP in Standard PC made my system go from 32+6 to 32+16 [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] .

[Matt Zeiner]

Ive heard mixed info about the ACPI thing....might give it a try once I get the system stable as it is. I installed new drivers for Pormise controller, but now PT hangs on load. DAE LOADED is the last thing I see, then non responsive. Reinstalling now...

[Matt Zeiner]

Reinstalle dProtools - still same problem!!! Loads DAE and then crashes! *****!! Please help