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[Gejodi]

DM

I do appreciate all the help I get here you guys are the best!!  I have two case fans that are on direct ps  but the cpu and hdd fans are on MB is this ok you think...also how long should i monitor cpu for besides a now and again check at least for the first time I change settings?

Absic thx for help...I have onboard sound disabled in bios...I will try floppy disable and will try buffers again but Steinberg/Yamaha seems to believe that the FW Mr816csx needs a dedicated irq which even if i get a separate card im not sure I can set a dedicated irq for on this MB.  Ive tried DPC latency but get no spikes to speak of when I experience dropouts.....I try latencyMon  but cant pinpoint problem other that pagefaults with usbport.sys...ill try speed step and such and get back to you guys.
Gejodi

[Dark Mantis]

Firstly have you disabled the USB3 ports as I suggested?

Secondly you would need to move you CPU fan especially to a direct connection with the PSU. Just run a few programs or something like Prime95 and make sure the temps are ok If they are fine for an hour they should be ok during normal use.

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[Gejodi]

DM

Just a quick update ...I tried to disabe the 3 usb controllers after putting mu usb connections ont the usb 3.0 ports.  WOO shut down and BSOD and then froze....had to restore and still frose ..did a hard boot and everything appears to be back as it was ...scary...I guess it didnt like that....
im not sure about speedstep and such I really dont want to change that...I guess Ill try a pci card and hope I can get it on a dedicated irq.
Gejodi

[Dark Mantis]

HaHa
Obviously you cannot use the USB3.0 ports if you disable them in the BIOS. Clear the USB3.0 ports first and then disable them.

[Gejodi]

DM

Misunderstanding ...I cleared the usb 2.0 ports by placing my usb components on the usb 3.0 ports ...then I disabled the usb 2.0 ports after making sure nothing was on them. And when I went to restart ...BSOD!  Well anyway i ordered a pci 1394 card and when it comes I hope I can get it on a dedicated IRQ.   Thanks much

Gejodi

[Dark Mantis]

Please let us know how you get on with this problem.

[Gejodi]

DM:

Update..... Well didnt make out so good.  I got the new PCI 1394 card no matter what I did I couldnt get it on a separate IRQ!  I disabled both Lan's and such but it stayed on IRQ 16 ...which is shared by like 8 other items including the Vid card.  I only have one PCI slot as you know ....I called Gigabyte and they helped me try to arrange but to no avail.  I was told that it is a hardware setup and cannot be changed.  I tried to call Microsoft to find if there was any way to change in win 7 but I have oem and would have to pay 60 bucks for their help   Any ideas?  Also Do you think the UD3r or another board would allow for the ability to put a addon card to a dedicated irq or is this with every new design with the new Win 7 archietecture...and not the hardware of the manufacturer?

Gejodi

[Dark Mantis]

Where are you located Gejodi?
Which Gigabyte centre did you call?

[Gejodi]

DM

I called here 1-626-854-9338 In manual  USA

Gejodi

[Dark Mantis]

It's just I wasn't sure which region you were in so maybe you would change your Profile details to show USA please.
 
I think this is one time where a question to GGTS is called for as I am not sure if you had more than one PCI slot it would help with the IRQ situation. Sorry.   I will also try and find out tomorrow locally.

[Dark Mantis]

I am afraid that we don't have that information to hand locally so you will have to take the question to GGTS and they should be able to provide an answer.

[Wonderwrench]

DM:

Update..... Well didnt make out so good.  I got the new PCI 1394 card no matter what I did I couldnt get it on a separate IRQ!  I disabled both Lan's and such but it stayed on IRQ 16 ...which is shared by like 8 other items including the Vid card.  I only have one PCI slot as you know ....I called Gigabyte and they helped me try to arrange but to no avail.  I was told that it is a hardware setup and cannot be changed.  I tried to call Microsoft to find if there was any way to change in win 7 but I have oem and would have to pay 60 bucks for their help   Any ideas?  Also Do you think the UD3r or another board would allow for the ability to put a addon card to a dedicated irq or is this with every new design with the new Win 7 archietecture...and not the hardware of the manufacturer?

Gejodi

As far as I can see the UD3R is very similar so I doubt it would be any different. I still can't see sharing IRQ's as being a problem but anything is possible. Is the software you are using 100% compatible with windows 7 64 bit? Do you have the very latest versions installed?

Bill

[Gejodi]

Bill:

Im told that Cubase 5 is completely compatible with win 7 and yes all drivers are up to date.... I called Yamaha support and told them I wasnt able to get the card on a dedicated IRQ  I am waiting to hear back from them for either an exchange or refund for this audio interface.  I believe this issue I am having is there for lots of people and I need to prove I did everything I could to make this interface work.  It is the norm today to point fingers at each other if a driver ie is causing a problem....leaving it up to the consumer to try and figure things out.  Fact is its been that way for a while.  I really appreciate the help I received here from all you folks......Ill let you guys know how this finally gets resolved!!!


Gejodi

[Dark Mantis]

Thanks Gejodi. As you say it's a pass the buck attitude that makes it very difficult to pin down the problem. The more information we can gather the better off we all are.

[Lsdmeasap]

You can try adjusting some IRQ's in the BIOS by using the hotkey.

To use the hidden setting hotkey, on the MAIN page of the BIOS press" Control + F1" then the screen will flash.

Then look for a hidden PCI IRQ Setting, I know it used to have it's own page on older P35/P45 models, but not sure if it's even included on the new models or not.

Worth a look though, when I next reboot I'll see if I can find it on my UD7