Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
Ok, thanks for the Focusrite info. This is their boilerplate for removal of a beta driver. I had to do this as well.

About the power, you may be suffering the consequences of repeated brownouts (low voltage). The power supply in your PC may be fine; it has a minimum voltage requirement however. A simple AC voltmeter will tell you if you have a problem. In any event, try not to have any electronic equipment on the same circuit with a refrigerator (or vacuum, or compressor, or washer, or hair dryer etc.).


I think Matt is spot on about brownouts and you stated that it started when the air conditioner was on. When I worked for a computer store we had a customer who kept complaining that his computer wasn't working right. We tested it many times and it worked fine each time so we called him in to discuss it. Come to find out he had installed an air conditioner in the computer room and it was on the same circuit as the computer. The solution was to purchase an Uninterruptible Power Supple (UPS).

I have an UPS on every computer in my house. You probably will not need an expensive one. The ones I have on my wife and kids computers were under $60 USD each while the one I have for my music computer, Internet computer and all of my sound system was less than $200. They have saved our computers a number of times.

I have one question. Do the lights dim or flicker when the AC comes on? Those are sure signs of brownouts.

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