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i just spent 3grand on supposedly the best sound card around (828mk2) and a brand newG5 2ghz dual with 4gig of ram with tiger10.4.2. I am getting horrid noise clicks, pops, midiclock noise, mouse movement noise and a host of other problems including what you mentioned when loading big samples (sampletank) and core audio errors and disc too slow error messages. I read on another forum people slating the 828, firewire being the problem. I just moved from a delta1010LT on a G4 800single1.5gig ram and had no noise or probs whats soo ever. I read that you cant run two firewire devices as it takes up too much firewire bandwidth creating probs. I have a firewire hard drive connected to front port and 828mk2 on the back port. I am going to ditch the hard drive and change the 828 for an internal sound card unless someone can help me. I have clients booked and need to be fully functional now!

I am running a similar setup with the 828mkII, a dual 2.3Ghz with half the RAM that you have and 10.4.2 and have not had any of the problems you mentioned.

It will probably be hard for anyone to troubleshoot without more info.

When do you get the clicks & pops and errors, etc? Do you have all of the latest drivers installed from MOTU? What DAW software are you using?

Many people are using the same hardware you have with no problems. I doubt it is the hardware. Check all of your settings and make sure your 828 drivers are current.

i just solved the problem by fitting a 'ground loop isolator' from Maplin (check my post).
(yes,I have all the latest drivers for the 828, software and os)
cheers. T

Better you get the G5 and audio gear all on the same ground point, than lift a gorund and risk your gear.

tristan wrote:I read that you cant run two firewire devices as it takes up too much firewire bandwidth creating probs. I have a firewire hard drive connected to front port and 828mk2 on the back port.

Try in 828MKII the second port (Firewire), for the Firewire HardDrive...
EX : G5 > 828MKII > HardDrive !

tristan wrote:i just solved the problem by fitting a 'ground loop isolator' from Maplin (check my post).
(yes,I have all the latest drivers for the 828, software and os)
cheers. T

what 's MAPLIN?

hi terra, thanks for reply but i tried what you suggested before and you could hear the hard-drive fan whrring really badly through speakers.

hi frapaz, ha sorry i live in the UK. and Maplin is similar to RadioShack (US.) a big store that sells connectors, cables, pc components and a whole heap of other stuff.