Calling upon the forum for tech-help! Asus/Intel

[Plec]

I just got my new system delivered...

Intel DualCore E6600
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe

I got two UAD-1 cards to be installed with a MOTU PCI-424.. these take up all the available PCI-slots.

Without the UAD-1s, the system runs great! Problem is when I use the UAD plugins and reach 50% on either UAD-Cpu... my host CPU jumps up to 50% from 0, and if I add an extra plugin it increases by about 10% per instance.

Now I didn't have time to fool around with it that much today.. but do you guys have any ideas on what it could be?

I have pretty much disabled everything on the MoBo that isn't in use, except the firewire interface.. which as I read shares IRQ with all the PCI slots. But does that matter if the firewire isn't in use?? I'll also try to jank out one of the UADs and move the other one around to see if I get better results.

But there's my limit.. after that I don't now what to try if it doesn't work.

 

[imdrecordings]

I just got my new system delivered...

Intel DualCore E6600
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe

I got two UAD-1 cards to be installed with a MOTU PCI-424.. these take up all the available PCI-slots.

Without the UAD-1s, the system runs great! Problem is when I use the UAD plugins and reach 50% on either UAD-Cpu... my host CPU jumps up to 50% from 0, and if I add an extra plugin it increases by about 10% per instance.

Now I didn't have time to fool around with it that much today.. but do you guys have any ideas on what it could be?

I have pretty much disabled everything on the MoBo that isn't in use, except the firewire interface.. which as I read shares IRQ with all the PCI slots. But does that matter if the firewire isn't in use?? I'll also try to jank out one of the UADs and move the other one around to see if I get better results.

But there's my limit.. after that I don't now what to try if it doesn't work.

Are you using Sonar 5 or 6?
Did you update the Mobo to the latest driver?

S

 

[Plec]

I run Nuendo 3,
I asumed the latest drivers came with the MoBo, I'll try updating!

 

[imdrecordings]

I run Nuendo 3,
I asumed the latest drivers came with the MoBo, I'll try updating!

Plec..
right.. you would think...

I think they've come out with a few updates and chances are your MOBO was made and boxed prior to that. Just a thought, but try to PM people who have the same board over in UAD-1 Working P5 MOBO thread...

good luck

Scott

 

[Qwerty]

I am running the P5W DH Deluxe with an E6400 with 2 x UAD-1 PCI cards. I am using the 1607 BIOS revision, but any 13xx, 14xx, or 15xx BIOS revision that I threw on it also worked correctly.

I am seeing some spiking, but I think that relates to Sonar v6 rather than the baseline configuration.

I am using an RME FireFace 800 off a PCI-E FW-800 card using the TI chipset.

I am able to load both cards to 90+% without spiking becoming problematic. Sometimes however, I need to dis-able the audio engine in Sonar, disable the UAD plugs from their control applet and then re-enable.

This normally fixes any momentary spiking.

Interestingly enough, this mobo seems happier when I don't share IRQs on the UAD-1s. Two different, unique IRQs seem more stable - less clicks and pops at lower latencies.

I hope there is some use for you in this anecdote.

Regards,

Q.

 

[Plec]

Thx for the tips guys. I tried every single configuration I could think of today, and tried everything except updating the bios. I finally had to give up to do some work.. and all of a sudden when I tried to push it again.. it worked and just kept working...

I didn't do a single thing inbetween to fix it. It just decided to work...
Go figure... :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[Qwerty]

I hate those problems - magically disappearing, never to know when it will pop back up and bite you on the bum.

What BIOS rev. are you using? I have been surprised to see over the last three or so major versions, YYxx, have added or changed a number of options. Some were for Vista, some were for RAM handling for instance - I recommend a good hearty tweak session, sir!

Also - I wonder if your magical, \"now it works\" behaviour was similar to the experience I noted in my original post where sometimes I have needed to disable-enable all powered plugins before playback is smooth and tasty.

Hope it stays working for you.

Ciao,

Q.

 

[Qwerty]

Oh yeah - and I keep on forgetting to say... BE CAREFUL WITH THE BIOS UPDATES!!

I let myself become too blase when using the BIOS update tool. Instead of closing every single running process down before updating the BIOS, I started leaving more and more things running. All was fine until I tried to close Media Player while it was playing a track at the same time as the PC was trying to update the BIOS. Stupid Qwerty, stupid...

Anyway, after I did that I got a PC impersonating a paper-weight => wouldn't even get to the P.O.S.T. stage. I had to rip the mobo out of the box, drive over to the Asus factory and get them to re-flash the BIOS chips directly. Their service was amazing and it only took me about 20 hours to get everything back up and running. So said, those were 20 hours I could have used for something else.

This anecdote presented as fair warning - don't be stupid like me!

Q.

 

[imdrecordings]

Oh yeah - and I keep on forgetting to say... BE CAREFUL WITH THE BIOS UPDATES!!

I let myself become too blase when using the BIOS update tool. Instead of closing every single running process down before updating the BIOS, I started leaving more and more things running. All was fine until I tried to close Media Player while it was playing a track at the same time as the PC was trying to update the BIOS. Stupid Qwerty, stupid...

Anyway, after I did that I got a PC impersonating a paper-weight => wouldn't even get to the P.O.S.T. stage. I had to rip the mobo out of the box, drive over to the Asus factory and get them to re-flash the BIOS chips directly. Their service was amazing and it only took me about 20 hours to get everything back up and running. So said, those were 20 hours I could have used for something else.

This anecdote presented as fair warning - don't be stupid like me!

Q.

Q

I only update my BIOS with a boot disc 3.5...

As a rule, I never use the Window's flash tool...

Plec.. make sure you update your BIOS...

Glad to see you at least got it working.



S

 

[Qwerty]

I only update my BIOS with a boot disc 3.5...

Unfortunately, six months or so ago, there was an unfortunate accident with coffee and floppy... Never got around to replacing.

Ciao,

Q.

 

[Fundy]

You can download appropriate files from Bootdisk.com and then go to the manufactuers website to download the appropriate executables and image files. Of course, remember to remove any unneeded files from bootdisk.

However I guess you knew this.