Total Crash, then restart

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crinz83

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Every time I try to open Cakewalk Home Studio, or Cakewalk Pro Audio, my P4 1.4 w/win98Se crashes, then restarts. I have 192 Meg of memory now, but more memory didn't help.
A little background info.... sometimes, my computer will crash, then restart on a website (maybe it is running a MIDI music background?) CoolEdit runs just fine.... I use it for analog recording, and never have any problems.
So, maybe, is it some sort of MIDI problem? I have an M-Audio 24/96. I wonder if it is an IRQ problem. Both my graphics card, and all sound (M-Audio and on-board chip) run on the same IRQ channel. I tried moving the sound card, but it always shows up on the same IRQ, and there is no way I can find to change it.
Is IRQ possibly the problem... too much being funneled into the same place, creating a bottleneck?
I know damn well this computer can handle what I ask of it. Why won't it listen?
This forum has been EXTREMELY helpful to me before (almost a year ago), and I never ask unless I've exhausted all other possibilities, but now I'm desperate.
Thanks!
CCCCRINZ
 
Check the BIOS...

crinz83 said:
...So, maybe, is it some sort of MIDI problem? I have an M-Audio 24/96. I wonder if it is an IRQ problem. Both my graphics card, and all sound (M-Audio and on-board chip) run on the same IRQ channel. I tried moving the sound card, but it always shows up on the same IRQ, and there is no way I can find to change it.
Is IRQ possibly the problem... too much being funneled into the same place, creating a bottleneck?...

I believe it must be the IRQ conflict. Specialy when you say Graphic card. You need to separate 'em in your BIOS setup. I dunno about your Mobo, but I think most decent mobo allows you to tweak the IRQ in the BIOS setup. Make sure you disable some options like "Enable Config Update by OS" thing...

Hope it helps...
;)
Jaymz
 
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