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Thread: Music pauses with hi-res files

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    Unhappy Music pauses with hi-res files

    I am using the RipNAS with a Linn Akurate DS and I am experiencing music pauses with hires files. My network is setup according to Linn recommedations. I have done various tests, exluding the network as a possible cause and I have pin point the problem to the following:

    I am monitoring the system with performance tools (system monitor), and the pauses always occurs when the following conditions apply:

    - Pages per second drops to 0 and
    - Avg. Disk Queue Length tops the scale to 100

    I am using the standard scales.

    Are there any suggestions on tuning the system to avoid the problem?

    I have allready applied the suggestion of scheduling all RipNAS housekeeping late at night.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    Does it pause at random, or similar points in the same file?

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    It seems random, at least more than ten seconds variance.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    I need also to point out that everything worked fine until suddently started. I also had the disk defragmended with no result.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    > My network is setup according to Linn recommedations.

    Describe your network a little bit please.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    RipNAS, Linn Akurate -> Netgear Gbit switch -> Netgear WNR1000v3 router -> Internet router

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    Which item on your network provides the DHCP local IP addresses, the internet router?

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    I understand your thinking. Originally I had the Netgear switch directly connected to the internet router and everything was fine. Then the problem suddenly appeared without any change in the system. At this point I introduced the Netgear router to isolate the ripnas-akurate network, so now it is the Netgear router providing IP address, additionally ripnas and akurate addresses are fixed.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    Work through this thread here please:

    http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...www.google.com

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    I followed the directions of the thread. Unfortunately there was no result, problem still persists.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    It is worth checking the internal health of the HDDs through SMART, HDD Sentinel Pro is the one you can download (download on your PC and copy the install onto the RipNAS, remote desktop install on the RipNAS and test with its trial):

    http://www.hdsentinel.com/hard_disk_...ofessional.php

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    Checked the HDDs with Sentinel. Status is perfect with both performance and health excellent.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    All I can suggest at this stage is to copy the audio off the RipNAS and do a system restore to the ripnas (both drives C: and D then copy the audio back.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    I did the system restore and it seems that the problem solved, at least with some hours of hearing. Thanks spoon.

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    Re: Music pauses with hi-res files

    I have been having similar problems. How did you do your system restore - did you have to connext keyboard, mouse and screen to the RipNAS?

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