MagicAndre1981 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 which xperf version did you use? Some data are missing. Also add -BufferSize 2048 at the first command. Some buffers are not included in the trace.Also install Windows 7 Sp1 + all updates. You're still using Windows7 RTM from 2009 which is now over 2 years old. That is enormous age for a software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) i've downloaded the latest win SDK and installed xperf according to your tut... should be the latest then right? i've forget to do this buffer thing...and i will get all win7 updates/sp1 if you say it is a real help... a support-guy at my music-store told me not to update anything after a clean new win isntallation when i want to use the pc as DAW only...i download all this stuff now... its 297mb... should be quite quickupdates 30/94 is done... which ETL file should i redo with buffer size set correct? the CPU or the interrupt_CPU? Edited September 13, 2011 by adlib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 here we are again... the 2 new traceshttps://rapidshare.com/files/1393689177/interrupt_cpu.https://rapidshare.com/files/3887287024/dpc_cpu_use.ETLwin updates worked well but the processes which cause spikes are still the sameacpi, ndis, usb, iastore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) ok, it worked.Total = 5287 for module ndis.sysElapsed Time, > 4096 usecs AND <= 8192 usecs, 13, or 0.25%So ndis.sys causes the spikes. This is network related. Update the athr.sys driver for your Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network AdapterAnd install the Sp1, you use Build 7600. Edited September 13, 2011 by MagicAndre1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 alright... i tought sp1 was included in my updates, sorryi install sp1 and atheros again (i updated atheros wlan twice... before and after the updates)i'll be back with new traces, thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 i've done all the updates (atheros seems to be the latest driver already) and now LatencyMon shows some other driver files which causes latency!! ntoskrnl.exe, dxgkrnl.sys,...traces follow in some minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 https://rapidshare.com/files/2007092018/after_updates_sp1.ETL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 No, it is still NDIS:Total = 1614 for module ndis.sysElapsed Time, > 1024 usecs AND <= 2048 usecs, 4, or 0.25%Elapsed Time, > 2048 usecs AND <= 4096 usecs, 0, or 0.00%Elapsed Time, > 4096 usecs AND <= 8192 usecs, 5, or 0.31%And this happens when you use Opera. Does it happen with other browsers, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 ok, thxwhen i've uploaded the first traces opera wasnt even installed... i installed opera yesterday but its not difference if i use ie8, ie9, opera or no browser at all... the ndis caus some spikes even when there is no internet usage at all... atheros is updated and there are no more windows updates available. what to do next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlib Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 hi andrethx for your help so far... any more ideas?i've tried a lot of different drivers for the atheros this weekend... odler drivers, new drivers... no difference. as soona s the atheros 9285 driver is activate ndis.sys creats latency spikes. the same for the battery... sony drivers and win7 drivers both make acpi.sys create latency. when i deactivate atheros and battery in the device manager the laptop runs perfect... really annoyed with this situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenko Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Hi Magic Andre! I've been following this thread for the last few days and I gotta say, your directions on how to find the driver that's hogging my cpu was really helpful. i found out that it was the ACPI.sys as well as a lot of system interrupts but I have -no- idea how to fix it. This is a brand new home build computer with a clean install of Windows Vista x64 and it was working fine. It wasn't until I upgraded to Windows 7 home premium x64 that I started going really really slow (understatement of the year) and I can't figure out why. Processor: AMD Phenom II x2 555Motherboard: Biostar N68s3+Graphic card: Radeon 5570All drivers and Bios are up to date and I have downloaded SP1 and the other windows 7 updates with so far no success. My .etl file below. https://rapidshare.com/files/3811000101/DPC_Interrupt.etl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) @adliblooks like you have the same ACPI battery issue like eminememinem. Try to install the battery and let Windows install the drivers again.About the atheros 9285, atheros makes cheap chips which work, but which are not the best you can get. Is the WLAN module replaceable or fixed on the laptop motherboard? Maybe you can switch to a different module from Intel. Edited September 16, 2011 by MagicAndre1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenko Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Thanks for the reply! This is a desktop build so the only battery I could think of removing would be from the motherboard, but I'm a bit wary to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 @Jenko you have an extreme CPU usage caused by the ACPI.sys driver:ACPI.sys!RestartCtxtPassiveSome users also had this but we never found a solution. Try this KB article I linked on the last page. Also update the BIOS and try a different power plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snadge Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) Thanks for this,I used Xperf before in past and it was NDIS.SYS driver (windows 7 64x)... it is Atheros AR5005G wireless adapter running on latest versions for win7 it still does the same thing, I get this CPU usage when I copy files out to USB drive too - if I do both that and download files via wifi at 16Mbps then DPC/IR uses as much as 30 - 40% of my 1.8Ghz dual-core chip on laptopWIFI downloading at full speed = 10-15% DPCLAN downlaoding at full speed = 5% DPCCopying files to USB HDD - 10-15% DPCBoth WIFI downloading at full speed and Copying files to USB HDD = 30-40% DPCEDIT: actually just checking it again (as its been a while) its nowhere near as bad as that now, for downloading on wifi its about 2-5% DPC/IR - but soon as I copy files to or from USB drive it spikes to 15% DPC/IR usage.. I wonder if its the wifi driver as ive been having problems with that too and been changing and trying different ones, the one i settled on was v 8.0.0.305 (Feb 2010) (I was having problems with speed peaks and troughs, latest v9 drivers just didnt work at all for uploading) - this driver seems to work best and ive tried all latest ones back over to this one.seems ATHEROS wireless drivers just do not like Windows 7 full stop.- I have seen and heard of this problem on other computers with Intel chipsets and other things causing the same problem. for me it seems to be a bug in windows 7. Edited September 19, 2011 by snadge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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