New computer build... Fucked up DAW :(

[Rhys Llewellyn]

Hi.

So I've just built a new system...

Windows 7 Pro 64bit

Asus P8H67-V (B3 revision)
2nd Gen i5-2300
8GB Corsair RAM
530w PSU
2x 1TB Samsung F3 SATA drives

Software wise I'm running Cubase 5 in 32bit to support all my older plugins.

I'm using a Tascam FW-1884 interface with the latest Win 7 drivers plugged in to a decent TI chipset, OHCI compliant FireWire card.

I can get audio running through it, but the connection just randomly drops and the audio cuts out completely and my control surface no longer works.

Any ideas please?

I haven't tweaked or disabled any services yet as I was lead to believe in this day and age with such a powerful computer that I shouldn't need to.

Is it possible to create a second account and tweak the settings there instead of having to create a second operating system?

Thanks.

 

[Sloan]

Check your firewire chipset, Texas Instruments (TI) is recommended. I have also experienced issues with wireless cards interfering with firewire. If you have one, try disabling it in device manager.

 

[TheDriller]

Systematically disable all DVD drives, network cards and any other non-essential bits of hardware.

Do them one at a time and you should be able to track down which hardware (if any) is interfering with the firewire card.

 

[Rhys Llewellyn]

Thanks guys.

I was messing about with my BIOS and saw an option to disable my "HD Audio". This instantly made my FW interface keep a consistent sync!

I was still hearing the odd click/squeak very briefly on playback even on the highest buffer settings so I disabled my network card too and it runs perfectly

I'm still quite amazed that this is necessary given the advances of computers today but I'm not gonna complain, it's all working perfectly now.

I'm gonna go write an original I-IV-V progression now

 

[Sloan]

I solved my network problems by getting a usb wireless network adapter.
Also, yes, disabling all the other audio bullshit that doesn't have anything to do with your interface will help a lot.

 

[sprack]

Do you already have c-states and turbo mode disabled?

 

[DeclanWhite]

ah man ive been having the same issues. gonna try that bios thing asap!!