Hi DJStylus.
Sorry to hear about your issues. Looking over your DPC Trace report has shown there are a few modules in the USB architecture causing a significant amount of system latency (and giving you dropouts). These are pretty standard and we will hopefully get these problems resolved with the following.
I'll list these with explanation on what to do to reduce the latency for your system:
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NDIS.sys (Network connections)
Considering you have turned off the network already with the tweaks, you will probably need to disable all network adapters:
1) Go to Control Panel
2) Open Network and Sharing Center
3) Open 'Manage wireless networks'
4) Right click on your connections to disable the Wireless Network Connection and any wired connections.
More info:
compnetworking.about.com
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USBPORT.SYS (USB port driver)
* Try connecting to a different USB port.
* Use a different USB cable.
* Go to your computer manufacturer's website and check if there you are using the most up-to-date drivers.
* Try using an external power supply for your hardware.
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ACPI.sys (Power management)
If you have USB dropouts and are having trouble finding a cause on a seemingly powerful machine, check if your computer is ACPI by opening the device manager:
1. Go to control panel
2. Click system
3. Click the hardware tab
4. Click device manager
5. Click the [+] next to Computer
6. If you see "ACPI uniprocessor PC" or similar, you have ACPI.
Quick method for disabling ACPI power management on some laptops
Try taking your battery out and just run off the power supply, this stops ACPI from trying to manage the battery on some model laptops.
You can disable ACPI if you think it might still be a problem:
HOWEVER IT CAN BE HARD TO REVERSE THIS, AND YOU MAY HAVE IRQ CONFLICT ERRORS, SO DON'T DO THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND CAN AFFORD SOME SYSTEM DOWN-TIME! AND MAKE A BACKUP!
BEFORE PROCEEDING Make a new system restore point by using the system restore wizard in help and support (start menu).
"If you right-click on the 'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC' description and select the Properties option, and then the Driver page on the window that appears, you can select 'Update Driver'. Choose the second 'Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)' option on the subsequent page, and then the 'Don't search. I will choose the driver to install' option on the following page. This should come up with two options, namely ACPI PC and Standard PC."
(from:
www.soundonsound.com)
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I'd also suggest trying to update all your comptuer's drivers, there could be some poorly designed driver that is interfering somewhere that isn't showing up.
