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Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 Problem (Clicks - Pops)
I have a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 sound card that has been tested on Windows XP (with a relatively old system : Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM etc) and it works perfectly fine.
I bought a new PC a few weeks ago (Intel i5 -750 @ 2.66 GHz, 4GB RAM) and I have installed Windows 7 Professional 32-bit on it. The sound card works with FireWire (6-pin, no AC power needed). I have installed the latest update for Windows 7, for the drivers of the sound card. It has been recognized and everything about it's connectivity is -almost- fine, but when I play a simple youtube video or a song on Windows Media Player, it's highly possible that the sound will click or pop.
I e-mailed the company and for now they think it's a resource/conflict issue and they suggest that I optimize my OS, such as enabling DMA access to all IDE channels, minimizing the use of CPU for visual enhancement (such as Aero etc) and even shutting down my antivirus software and the Windows Firewall. Also they asked from me to run a test for latency and send them back the results.
Does this have to do anything with resources, since my system is brand new? Any opinion expressed is highly appreciated. Thank you.