Crackling when moving windows??

[daeron80]

I have confirmed meanwhile that I get crackles when connected, and can consistently make them go away by disabling my NIC.

[the19thbear]

NIC? network card?:)

I have it disabled already... I do have a USB WIFI connected though... but i dont have any irq conflicts with my usb ports and audio card.. so that shouldnt be a problem

[DigiTechSupt]

Originally Posted by the19thbear

NIC? network card?:)

I have it disabled already... I do have a USB WIFI connected though... but i dont have any irq conflicts with my usb ports and audio card.. so that shouldnt be a problem

Can you post a Sandra report and give all the other information requested in the Help Us Help You thread?

[The Weed]

Try disabling the Wi-Fi. That's one of the Avid Optimizations you might have missed.

Cheers,

[the19thbear]

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : Troels-DAW
User : Troels

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Speed : 3.39GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 Cache : 4x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 16 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : Intel DP67BG
BIOS : Intel BGP6710J.86A.2053.2011.0818.2322 08/18/2011
Bus(es) : X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 3.49GB DIMM DDR3

Chipset
Model : Intel Core (Sandy Bridge) DRAM Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 100MHz
Total Memory : 4GB DIMM DDR3
Channels : 2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 667MHz (1.33GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : 0x393930353430332D3138352E4130304C4620 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1332
Memory Module : 0x393930353430332D3138352E4130304C4620 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1332

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (8 SM4.0 1.4GHz, 512MB DDR2 998MHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (8SP 1C 1.4GHz, 512MB DDR2 998MHz 64-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (8SP 1.4GHz, 512MB DDR2 998MHz 64-bit)
CUDA GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (8SP 1C 1.4GHz, 512MB DDR2 998MHz 64-bit)

Storage Devices
SAMSUNG HD502HJ (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (C:)
SAMSUNG HD502HJ (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (D:)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
Reserveret til systemet : 100MB (NTFS)
audio (D:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HD502HJ (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)
Hard Disk (C:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HD502HJ (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Intel P67 LPC Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 B4-73
Disk Controller : Intel Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller 1 : Intel Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
USB Controller 2 : Intel Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
USB Controller 3 : Intel Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Wireless Adapter : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network Adapter #3 (802.11g (ERP), TKIP, 24Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x86

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 4.6

[the19thbear]

that was my sandra report... the funny thing is that this ONLY happens in pro tools... i tried disabling my wifi - didnt help

[the19thbear]

update: it seems to become more evident if i have 7-8 cores available in pro tools, if i set it to 6 or below it is better (but still unusable) - so could it be something with the cpu settings? i have speedstepping disabled.
-and just to make sure:
I have NO conflicting irq anywhere.

[DigiTechSupt]

update: it seems to become more evident if i have 7-8 cores available in pro tools, if i set it to 6 or below it is better (but still unusable)

That is normal in many cases - please see the General Troubleshooting thread for info about why reducing the number of host processors may be necessary for proper operation of Pro Tools.

I would try dropping it further to see if it improves even more.

Considering that you missed that particular step from the General Troubleshooting thread, it makes me wonder what else you may have overlooked. Can you go through that thread again and verify that you've done all the optimizations and troubleshooting?

[the19thbear]

Its been a while now so i dont remember what i have read anymore:)
I'll go through it again.

And going lower than 4 cores doesn't help. It only gets worse. It seems that between 4-6 cores is the best. But still unusable.

[DigiTechSupt]

Originally Posted by daeron80

I have an ATI 4300 series card. So it's not limited to Nvidia.

Can you zip up your AvidLogFiles folder and email it to me at : vi [at] digidesign [dot] com? Please include a link to this thread in the subject or body of the message.

The log files are located at: C:\users\<username>\AvidLogFiles