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Sat, 25 September 2010 22:01

lance

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Registered: December 2008
Location: Hamilton / Trenton / Prin...

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Hey Folks,

I'm having some issues on my 3 card system.

Card A is freaking out and making the sound of a jet taking off.
The gain / noise on the sub-mix fader is pegged.
It's beyond pops and crackles etc.
Although it's intermittent it's enough to bring my work flow to a halt.
I removed all three cards and cleaned them, cleaned the PC case etc.

Does this sound like the card went bad?
If it's the card tied to v3/pace, what could be the protocol w/ ID
regarding the licensing since I have backup cards?

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Rock on,
Lance

[Updated on: Sat, 25 September 2010 22:56]

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105649 is a reply to message #105648]

Sun, 26 September 2010 17:58

kerryg

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Hmm, I can't say about the bad card.

But as for the license, common sense dictates that tying 3.0 to a specific card was clearly a means, not an end: it was a convenient method of copy protection designed to restrict use of 3.0 to "one paid user per license". It's not intended to be a de facto "time bomb" to deny legitimate users access to the software they bought.

So as you're clearly that "one user per license" the license system is intended to permit, I'd drop ID an email and explain the situation, I'd imagine they'll be cool about sorting it out for you.

"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon

[Updated on: Sun, 26 September 2010 17:59]

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105650 is a reply to message #105648]

Mon, 27 September 2010 03:48

Ted Gerber

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Pretty sure that the licence is tied to your CPU, not the card. The system needs a card
to run, and since you have others, I doubt you even need to contact ID.

Not that is would hurt...

Ted

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105651 is a reply to message #105650]

Mon, 27 September 2010 11:38

lance

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Registered: December 2008
Location: Hamilton / Trenton / Prin...

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Thanks for the feedback and advice!!

I swapped in 3 eds cards and so far so good.
The software booted right up and I'm trying some projects this afternoon.

I had 2 cards in a backup machine and a 3rd new in the box.

I'm way overdue for a new machine build. Since I now know I can swap cards around maybe I'll go for it and use the extra three eds cards to test run the new machine. I know I'll be asking for help with PC hardware selection.

Thanks again and rock on,
Lance

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105652 is a reply to message #105650]

Mon, 27 September 2010 12:56

kerryg

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Huh, I'd got the impression some EDS cards were sold with hardware-tied versions of 3.0 that checks the card's serial number. Never had one myself so I couldn't say for sure.

"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105655 is a reply to message #105652]

Mon, 27 September 2010 18:12

mani1147

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Registered: May 2009
Location: NB Canada

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Lance, check out my thread for info on a new PC build.

http://kerrygalloway.com/ParisForums/index.php?t=msg&th= 14849&start=0&

Sys is working great, 3 EDS, 1 UAD, 1 RME 9652

Rob

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105679 is a reply to message #105655]

Wed, 06 October 2010 16:12

lance

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Hi Rob,
I'm trying to get in touch with you about the PC rebuild. Seems the motherboard is no longer available. I'll be lost when it comes to finding another motherboard so I'm reaching out for help / ideas.

Thanks!
Lance

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105681 is a reply to message #105679]

Wed, 06 October 2010 18:18

mani1147

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Hey Lance as long as the PCI slots are 33mhz, they should work fine with our beloved EDS cards:

These ones all have 3 PCI slots but you would probably want one that has the 3 pci slots next to one another for a 3 EDS card setup:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168131284 37

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168131284 25

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168131284 12

Personally, I wanted 4 PCI to use my UAD-1 but I ended up having to get a "PCIe to pci" converter because of funky issues when using the PCI mounted UAD-1 in Paris, so I only use 3 PCI slots for my 3 EDS cards anyway. Just recently, I added an RME 9652 HDSP card in the 4th PCI slot and like Kerry always said.....this Paris/Reaper setup is just amazing...fly stuff back and forth via lightpipe sample locked...I love it.

Good luck.
Rob

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105682 is a reply to message #105681]

Wed, 06 October 2010 19:14

lance

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Thanks so much Rob!
It's very likely I'll go for one of those or keep looking for the one you used.

What do you think of this mobo?
It has 5 PCI slots, though I wouldn't no the do's and don'ts etc...

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-DDR2-1200-Motherboard-G A-P43-ES3G/dp/B001PKUUJA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF 8&qid=1286413508&sr=1-1

[Updated on: Wed, 06 October 2010 19:15]

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Re: Bad EDS Card? [message #105683 is a reply to message #105682]

Thu, 07 October 2010 10:56

mani1147

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Registered: May 2009
Location: NB Canada

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Yea, that mobo looks cool Lance but I see newegg has them listed as "out of stock" but that would make a nice Paris box with a Core 2 quad. Here are a few suggestions I found at newegg.com that would probably fit the bill for a kickass 3 card Paris box. I'd bounce this off of the boys at the computer forum along with your requirements. How many 33mhz PCI slots do you need?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128 437

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115 213

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231 277

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129 024&Tpk=Antec%20Sonata%20III%20500%20Black%200.8mm%20col d%20rolled%20steel

Good luck.
Rob

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