[Fred Jodry]

That Asus M2A-VM HDMI uses an application-specific monitoring function called APIC to monitor and send duty cycle (speed) control through the ASIC hardware chip where it tells the ACPI (second but main power levels) to lower or raise CPU and a few other pieces of hardware`s power. If the APIC doesn`t see your stream TV viewing and just sees that your keyboard and mouse are untouched for an hour it could turn the machine nearly to sleep causing problems, sometimes video before audio. As you are watching your stream, run your mouse in a circle then tap your numlock key twice then circle your mouse again and tap the numlock key twice again. Do the routine every 7 minutes. If this routine stops the problem then it means the APIC didn`t see the BlackMagic watching the stream. Likely turning off the APIC function in the bios but making the ACPI settings (and Operating System power settings) (still?) sensible will be an improvement. If the APIC sees your viewing application “too well” it could turn the CPU and the rest of the computer up to full tilt, heating anything at all in the computer quite a bit. Then maybe the CPU cools somewhat and the slowing fans not cooling things enough repeats the same havoc. Take off the side lid and try a small hand hair dryer. Heater off, fan on, tests each chip for overheating by curing it. Heat on, warms the computer too much so you can repeat the fan- only test. Some people completely turn off APIC then use a keyboard with a turbo button (and it`s software), and there are plenty of other nice tricks out there. Keep asking around. The problem has nothing at all to do with most types of conflicts.
There`s a heatsink near the PCI chips with the word, ASUS on it. It`s too hot there, above and below. The reason is because there`s a whole ATI SB600 video output GPU (“card”) below it. Even though you are presently using an NVidia `8800 display card, the video probably goes through the SB600 on the way to the `8800 so when the SB600 gets far too hot the video will freeze. Pencil and paper your wiring and cables and uninstall your motherboard. When you remove the “ASUS” heatsink, plane it`s top down to a shiny surface then rubber cement a much better heatsink right on top of it. If you only have regular heatsinks not a great one stack them 2 or 3 inches tall. Getting the rubber cement contacting layers right during the next couple of days is up to you. Put a fresh dab of component cooler grease between the bottom surface of the heatsink and the SB600 and re-assemble. Even the slightly cooler SB400 on my type of Athlon 64 motherboard got this treatment but I didn`t wait for a video freeze-up. A note here for users of motherboards with AGP video slots (so not the PCI-e motherboard above): If you test the motherboard before putting it back in the case, be sure the AGP card doesn`t raise a 1/16 inch in it`s slot or the top and bottom contacts will short- circuit, often burning out circuitry on the motherboard. My advice for doing it, is don`t.

[Fred Jodry]

Make the letters (news) print or scroll across in complete neat sensibility. Don`t use script. Make a scroll or ribbon background wave a little bit, even if you have to import some rotoscoping. In spite of the rotoscoping things will be produced quickly and easily. That`s just how I would do it. It wouldn`t interfere with the pictures too much.

[Fred Jodry]

Before you wrap it up you might find some specific adjustments in the bios that help in a single reboot:
Toggling between “Optimum Performance” and “Standard Performance” can usually reconfigure (cure) IRQs, DMA channels, and maybe I/O space conflicts in the blink of an eye and doesn`t overuse the already overused human brain.
Look for a bios adjustment (I forget the name) that alerts the detection of second or legacy video display cards. It`s quite possible That your Intensity Pro card is IRQ`ed exactly like it were only a video display card.
If I`m right on one of these it might even cure some known problem type motherboard install routines.

[Fred Jodry]

If you think that is so, ask the manufacturer (BMD) if there`s a rewritable c-mos on the card that may need to be re- firmwared. Can you see if there`s a way to check if a sequence of updating drivers works properly while the formal platform install won`t?

[Fred Jodry]

My experience is that a USB Flash memory works slower than an ATA33 hard drive in other words, way to slow to be a workable boot (or other realtime) hard drive unless putting the Operating System and no other software or data installed on it is somehow passable. Save your Flash memory stick for better uses.
Re: Dual boot to uitilize IO LA?
by Chad Cooper on Jan 26, 2010 at 6:08:43 pm
Thanks! I’m actually more concerned with getting the IO LA to work with this configuration but your feedback is encouraging.
I’m curious though, any snags while trying to edit from having your OS and FCP installed on a USB drive. Just curious if it’s fast enough. If it is I wonder if a 32GB flash drive would work as a boot drive…

[Fred Jodry]

Amongst other possibilities, make sure the bios settings are right; there might even be special detecting routines or settings. -And make sure the card isn`t in a slot unreachable by the settings for it`s type. Also (Ahah!) it looks more likely that you crashed your 3.5.1 drivers install and even though you received an instruction to update your drivers the crashed driver(s) install is unremovably in the way leaving a full backup and reinstall to be the sensible way to reapproach. Try borrowing a “Guinea Pig” hard drive for practicing (testing) installs without doing things the long way.
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Intensity Pro Card not recognized in Windows 7
by andy prada on Feb 17, 2010 at 7:08:29 pm
Mmmm!
I’ve recently been migrating hardware / software between two different systems. A previously working Intensity Pro card on a W7HP/Q6700/8Gbram/Nvidia9600GT/Asus Mobo system (worked perfectly) was moved to a W7HP/Core i7950/12Gbram/Nvidia9400GT/AsRock X58 system. Installation of 3.5.1 drivers caused several blue screens and a request for a firmware update and now the card is not recognized at all by Windows 7 despite a fresh install of this. I still have a recognized 9400GT graphics card but no Intensity Pro card. Installation of the decklink software enables media express and video showing in the box but no video output to an external monitor. There are no format options available in the settings in control panel indicating no hardware present.
Any thoughts from the community on what has happened?

[Fred Jodry]

Windows OS has literally put a tripping foot in front of one (or more) of your drivers. Go to ControlPanel, then System, then Hardware and write down the path of all hubs and their drivers going towards your card and BMD. Occasionally it`s possible to just delete all the offending drivers then reboot to reinstall the good ones, and simply deleting the drivers then moving the cable card to another slot (or maybe another, another if the motherboard can`t detect the card in that slot) is a next try. If these don`t work then look for a friend who fixes dirty registrys and similar. Reinstall the previous drivers before trying new ones and use my general rule; keep your production machine off the internet and away from virussy game CDs. Updates should be tried on a “Guinea Pig” hard drive first and any clues both good and bad from the “right click to antivirus the file” Gurus should also be written down.
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My PC is Unable to find my Intensity Pro Capture Card?
by Dominic Breakey on Feb 16, 2010 at 12:59:38 am
I have been using my Intensity Pro for about 2 months now, it was working great, but then one day out of nowhere, my Media Express v1 came up saying “Unable to Capture: no capture card found” so I checked to see if my Capture card was plugged into my PC properly; it was and still is. Made sure the HDMi cables going from my Xbox to the HDMi splitter to the Capture Card where all in properly. I’ve used windows ‘Add a Device’ It didn’t work; so I decided to open up Media Express v2 just to see if it could pick up my card, but v2 wouldn’t even open up, it just came up saying “The Blackmagic driver that is currently installed in your system is not compatible with Media Express. Please install the latest version of the Blackmagic driver.” so I went to Blackmagic’s website and the latest driver they have for download is already in use, but I uninstalled the drivers I had already, installed the latest ones that Blackmagic had available, but still nothing. This hole driver issue has something to do with my PC not being able to pick up my Capture Card, but I don’t get it, “Install the latest drivers” But I have?! If anyone can help or direct me to a piece of Software I’m missing, please help. Thanks

[Fred Jodry]

I can tell that you have never worked with advertising agencies, have you? …
They`re people, they listen, somewhat. Anyway, most of the animateds are .gif files, pretty innocuous on your computer if all handles the bandwidth. I basically agree, but people not leaving their return contact information on “queries” (ten dollar word) so a search is needed and maybe the search comes up empty too, is a bigger problem. Artists tape holding paper curtains over the edge of your monitor on top of the untied- down ads also works.

[Fred Jodry]

One of those hard to get and specific materials to look for would be good- looking but hopelessly brittle wood. You might take rotted termite wood and laminate a thin layer of bass or balsa wood or “wood on paper” on the camera`s side if you have to. Pick demolition waste from the right places for some (not necessarily all) of your materials.

[Fred Jodry]

Make that, The copyright is arranged when all proper sides agree in writing.