Elektra, Pulsar 1 & Pulsar XTC

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:02 am

I am having great difficulty installing the Elektra, Pulsar 1 & Pulsar XTC into my computer. Whatever I do nothing works. There is always a conflict and an error and my computer always freezes when I move my mouse around. I honestly do not know what else to try besides getting some different cards where I can work with reliability and without frustration. If anyone please has any productive advice where I can get positive results, I would greatly appreciate it. Many thanks to all help provided.

DejanDanilo

P4 3.0 Ghz
2 GIG Ram
2 80 GIG SATA HDD
NVIDIA 128 MB AGP
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Post by **hubird** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:40 am

check if on board soundchip is disabled.
check your IRQ settings, the cards can't share (virtual) slots.

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:03 am

go into the bios and disable any unused ports(parrellel, serial onboard sound etc.). install the cards. go to start/programs/accessories/system tools/system information/hardware resources/conflicts-sharing and tell us what is sharing with the scope cards. we'll tell you how to disable the unneeded devices causing the problem.

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:16 pm

Many thanks to Pro Music Exchange for all the help. I will try exactly what you have advised. I will get back to you ASAP.

DejanDanilo

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:32 pm

OK, I have finally physically installed all 3 cards, but not the software (SCOPE 4.0). I have gotten the info needed after installing the cards. Many thanks in advance for all the help in resolving this issue.

DejanDanilo

I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

IRQ 16 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
IRQ 16 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 16 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller

IRQ 18 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 18 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Post by **garyb** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:29 am

this looks good so far, i don't see scope on this list, so...forward.

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:35 pm

After installing the software, it seemes as though my problem has been resolved. So far everything seemes to be working normally. The probable cause has been ,disabeling unneeded devices in the BIOS. Do I need to tweak anything in Windows XP for better performance, or leave everything as is? Thanks a million for your help Pro Music Exchange.

DejanDanilo

kyunghwee · Post by **kyunghwee** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:32 am

As the saying goes, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'

With that said, for all things advisable on Windows XP running DAW, I say MusicXP website http://www.musicxp.net provides some nice tips on tweaking your OS to run optimally as a DAW.

Cheers,

kyunghwee

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:41 pm

Many thanks for all your productive help......

DejanDanilo

Post by **garyb** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:03 pm

the main tweek is to go to the system properties page advanced tab and press the "settings" button in the performance section. choose "adjust for best perormance" which will turn off all the xp "eye candy". if you do no other change to windows, do this one. the extra visuals eat resources and memory. they are the biggest performace drain on the computer.

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:23 am

I will make this adjustment in Windows XP, and will keep you posted on all results and conclusions. You have been the greatest help. Once again, many thanks Pro Music Exchange!

DejanDanilo

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:01 am

I currently have 4 x 512 RAM. Would it be a good idea to put 2 x 512 and 2 x 1GIG so that I could get a total of 3 GIG RAM. I read that if I put 4 x 1GIG RAM the MoBo doesnt recognize the full 4 GIG's, it goes half way only. My MoBo is an ASUS P4P800 SE. Many thanks in advance for all your productive advice.

DejanDanilo

Post by **garyb** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:41 am

2g is more than enough.

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:20 pm

I'm sorry to have to bother you once more regarding my problems with the Pulsar Sound Cards, but I happened to have installed a third sound card and when I went to check the conflicts-sharing, I got the following bellow:

I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

IRQ 23 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 23 Creamware Pulsar2

IRQ 16 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
IRQ 16 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 16 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller

IRQ 18 Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 18 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seemes as though my sound card is sharing the same IRQ as something else. Please, if it is possible I would appreciate all the help in resolving this problem. Many thanks in advance.

DejanDanilo

Post by **garyb** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:33 pm

sure.
go to start/programs/accessories/system tools/system information/hardware/conflicts-sharing.

identify the name of the usb controller that is sharing. it will have a name like 2DY3 or EY2D or similar. open the device manager, open the usb directory, find the usb controller with the name on the conflicts-sharing list, highlight it and choose disable. done.

close system information and then reopen it to check that you no longer see the scope card on the list.

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:02 am

Many thanks for all the help, I resolved the IRQ issue.

DejanDanilo

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:15 am

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:45 am

Everything goes well until a couple of minutes after starting to work, especially when I'm working in my sequencer. I used Cubase SX3 and switched over to Nuendo 3 and the same problem occurs. I also use GigaStudio 3 in combination.I am at the point of maybe even looking into an alternative to the cards I have because of all these frustrating problems. I truly do not know what else to think or do. I spend more time dealing with problems than with making music. I'm sorry for bugging you with all these problems and thank you so much in advance if you have any solution to another one of my problems with these sound cards.

DejanDanilo

dejandanilo · Post by **dejandanilo** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:46 am

Maybe I need to get a different computer set up. Maybe you have a good recommendation for a stable computer that I can put together. Many thanks in advance......

DejanDanilo

husker · Post by **husker** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:51 pm

What is your midi setup? The midi in the scope cards can flood and cause hanging.