running LE 7.0 on hp Duo Core Notebook with MBOX2

[MarcJF]

I'm another newbie to Pro Tools having issues trying to run PT 7.0 on an hp Pavillion Dual Core notebook... buffer errors on playback. (the operating system held off interruptions....-9093) I did all the troubleshooting tips & optimizing, but still have errors.

Basic system is: MBOX2 + PTLE 7.0 + hp dv6000t series notebook (1G/120G HD) + Windows XP SP2 + 250G FW 800 external pro audio drive. The hp dv6000t Duo Core 2 series notebook uses the Intel T5500 processors & i945 chipset.

From what I have gathered, the only known solution is to disable the dual-core processing. Unfortunately, my hp pavillion does not have the disable option in the BIOS. I also tried switching to single core processing after launching Pro Tools (right click on task bar/task manager/right click on protools.exe in list/affinity.../de-select Core 0 processor, etc.) That stops Pro Tools in it's tracks unless I also select "1 processor" option in Playback option tab. At that time, Pro Tools runs, but I still get the buffer errors.

I have not tried the HOTFIX download... Has anybody tried this?

I realize now I did not do enough homework before buying the laptop... Fortunately, I still have a few days to return it.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Marc

[spkguitar]

I just responded to your other post

[MarcJF]

thanks for reply... I realize now why the hp Pavillion Core 2 Duo laptops are unsupported & nothing but trouble. Just thought there might be a way to make it work. I will return it if I can't get it working by Monday.

-Update: I installed the "hotfix" Windows update, but it didn't help things. Time to CUT BAIT on the hp...