pro tools 9 unstable

[bmenchen]

protools crashes constantly
i get violation errors it crashes sometimes it says it has stopped working
other times it just locks up with a buz commig from sound device
this is a new install of win7 and pt9 i use melodyne editor
and thats the only extra plugin i use all my audio is on second drive
and yes I have optimized this computer per the optimzing thread
I use a focusrite saffire 24 DSP

SiSoftware Sandra


Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Speed : 3GHz
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 On-board Cache : 4x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 8 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : Asus P6T SE
BIOS : AMI 0808 03/08/2010
Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 6GB DIMM DDR3

Chipset
Model : ASUS X58 I/O Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.41GHz (4.82GHz)

Chipset
Model : Intel Core Desktop (Bloomfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.41GHz (4.82GHz)
Total Memory : 6GB DIMM DDR3
Channels : 3
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 536MHz (1GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Corsair CM3X2G1600C8D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Corsair CM3X2G1600C8D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Corsair CM3X2G1600C8D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)

Video System
Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (800 SM5.0 850MHz, 1GB DDR5 4x1.2GHz, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
STREAM Processor : ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (800SP 10C 850MHz, 1GB 4x1.2GHz)
Compute Shader Processor : ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (800SP 850MHz, 1012.4MB 4x1.2GHz)

Storage Devices
Seagate ST3750640AS (750.2GB, SATA300, 3.5", NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 699GB (C:)
Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ) : 466GB (D:)
ASUS DRW-24B1LT (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)
ASUS BR-04B2T (SATA150, BD-R, DVD+-R, CD-R, 2MB Cache) : N/A (F:)

Logical Storage Devices
System Reserved : 100MB (NTFS)
AUDIO (D:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ)
Hard Disk (C:) : 699GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3750640AS (750.2GB, SATA300, 3.5", NCQ, 16MB Cache)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ ASUS DRW-24B1LT (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Optical Drive (F:) : N/A @ ASUS BR-04B2T (SATA150, BD-R, DVD+-R, CD-R, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 A5-13
Audio Device : ASUS HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor 888 High Definition Audio
Audio Device : Gammagraphx EG JUNIPER XT Audio Device [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
Audio Codec : ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio
Disk Controller : ASUS 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : ASUS 2 port SATA IDE Controller
USB Controller 1 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #6
USB Controller 4 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 5 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 6 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 7 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 8 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : ASUS VT6315 Series Firewire Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

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

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20) (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

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

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

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9

[MikeLip]

I don't know Asus motherboards, but I'd probably try one of the other Firewire drivers in windows first (e.g. legacy).

Have you loaded all the drivers for your motherboard (chipset, sata, etc)?

What are you doing when it crashes? (that may seem a silly question if the answer is 'anything', but hey if you have a workflow that will help).

Any extra info on the 'violation errors'. What do these errors say?

And just to be sure the PC is running well, check Event Viewer for any system or app errors.

Good luck,
Mike.

[TCM]

Could you please list your exact error messages!

These access violation errors are often caused by incompatible plugins.

Otherwise I am with Mike about a possible driver issue.

[JoeFocusrite]

Hi there,

If you're still having issues, you could get in contact with us using the contact form on our answerbase and we'll be able to run through some troubleshooting steps to help you get to the bottom of your issue. It would be useful to know more information about the drivers, the error messages that you're receiving, the sample rate etc.

http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/contact.php

Best regards,

Joe
Focusrite Tech Support