Optimize Your Windows 2000/XP PC For Audio

Post by **hubird** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:29 am

I say nothing

John Cooper · Post by **John Cooper** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:16 am

On 2002-03-22 05:17, sandrob wrote:
http://www.tascam.com/products/computer ... timize.pdf

This document has moved. Took me awhile to find it. It's now here:

http://www.tascam.com/Products/US-428/W ... timize.pdf

-John

(edited 8/17/05 with the current location- google "W2k_XP_Optimize.pdf" to the rescue!)

[ This Message was edited by: john cooper on 2005-08-17 18:16 ]

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:17 am

Thanks John

Here's some more info on IRQ priorities:

For XP: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314068

For XP & Win2000: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252420

And more on IRQ's, standard pc & ACPI: http://www.fbinternet.org/optimize/ntaudio.htm

[ This Message was edited by: at0mic on 2003-11-05 03:15 ]

Omb · Post by **Omb** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 4:07 pm

at0mic ,
how do you upload a picture like you did in your post .

cheers

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:01 am

That's some OT... edit my post and you'll see the code. or run a search on planetz, it's been explained a couple of times.

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:12 pm

It is also explained in the FAQ

virtualstudio · Post by **virtualstudio** » Tue May 18, 2004 6:49 pm

BUMP...?

Its a shame Subhuman is not around any more

so he can't do an edit in this great topic for information on one of the most used OS's at this moment

maybe some feel like giving it shot to put all the info updated in one post

Thanks Thanks Thanks PlanetZ people,
I've done not much posting lately, and also I've mist out on lot of post to busy with all the new toys

But I did a lot of searches on the forum and again I would not have been where I am now Thanks

when I'm done with using this page, I'm installing a new system and all things good come at once... new Scope 4.0 , cubase update from vst 5.1 to SX 2.01, I'll give it a try.

as for the new system its a system with Asus p4p800(not the luxe andre

) and three Scope boards . I will put my exsperiences on the forum soon.

Terranova-Amsterdam

Post by **hubird** » Tue May 18, 2004 8:22 pm

good luck, and have fun

fidox · Post by **fidox** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:30 am

ok, i have read a lot of winXp optimization sites and manuals, but still i don't know if I install ACPI or Standard PC, what's better for audio performance ?
Because in one article writes that if using ACPI "there's assigning devices to single IRQ's", but i have checked in Device Manager and i have ACPI Multiprocessor PC installed by default and i have all my PCI cards on different IRQ's.
Is beside this in Standard PC mode anything different if i don't have problems with assigning to single IRQ's ?

thanks

matej

[ This Message was edited by: fidox on 2004-06-04 19:12 ]

[ This Message was edited by: fidox on 2004-06-04 19:13 ]

Plato · Post by **Plato** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:56 pm

I think the 'everything getting 1 IRQ' thing is in Windows 2000, not XP.
I guess if you're happy in ACPI mode there's no reason to change it.....if you're processor is capable of HT it's the only way to use it, and you can get up to 24 IRQs.
I only use Standard PC because I couldn't get ACPI to work 100%.

Shayne White · Post by **Shayne White** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:01 am

Wow! I just turned off tons of services and startup programs that I don't need, with the help of TweakXP.net, and now I'm getting much better CPU performance in Sonar! Also some FireWire problems I was having seem to be fixed. Awesome!!

Shayne