GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

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GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

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After updating my PC to a Workstation-type setup, my fresh install of Goldwave takes the entire system down in a flash while I'm interacting with its interface (e.g. clicking a tool, scrolling a displayed sound file). The event is so sudden, Windows doesn't have the chance to record any preceding event. A crash will inevitably occur within the first minute or so of running GW. The common denominator seems to be a sound file displayed in the window at the same time as interacting with a mouse pointer (click or drag) on the interface.

I updated the display adapter driver, but it made no difference. I also asked Windows to run GW in a Win8 compatibility mode, but still no difference.

I have not been able to repeat the crashes in either a Win10 virtual machine running the latest GW, or a WinXP(32bit) VM running GW5.

This feels like a bug or incompatibility with the Xeon processor or Nvidia graphics adapter. Any ideas?

I am a long-time registered user of Goldwave.

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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

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It is most likely a hardware/driver issue. There is no way a program can cause that kind of a shutdown without a major underlying problem in the system.

What sound driver is selected in GoldWave (Options | Control Properties, Device tab)? If it is Realtek, be sure to get an updated sound driver.

In GoldWave make sure waveform gradients are turned off (Options | Colour). Some display drivers do not handle that well.

Other than that, try using various other programs to see if any similar shutdowns occur (such as image editors, video editors, etc.).
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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

Post by Gnq »

Hi

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately I have to report that I am still having the same problem. Can you think where I might look for the cause?

The situation is that my PC does have once-in-a-while catastrophic complete sudden crashes. This occurs about once a month - so it is quite rare. In fact so rare that it's not bothering me too much. Although a couple of weeks ago I was using Microsoft Edge when the wipeout occurred twice in one day. That's unusual. Mostly I use Chrome.

But, if I use Goldwave, a wipeout is inevitable when I have a sound file loaded and manipulate the wave display, especially if I zoom vertically. This seems to be graphics-related, not audio. There is some call on the graphics system that Goldwave makes that I cannot repeat with any other software.

If you have any thoughts at all, I would be very grateful.

Thanks

Gnq
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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

Post by Tristan »

I think you'd be better off looking on Tom's Hardware for an answer. I've run Goldwave on Intel and AMD machines with dedicated and integrated graphics and never had a GW-related system crash.

Right now, I'm running GW 6.54 on Win10 with a 10th-gen Intel Core i7 processor and integrated graphics. I run my computer 70hrs/wk, but I would consider a monthly system crash frequent, regardless of ostensible cause. I'd check for something deeper than a program issue.
I don't want to read the manual either, but, then, it isn't my problem, is it?
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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

Post by Gnq »

Thanks Tristan. I think you are right. This is indicative of a deeper hardware issue. Because Goldwave alone is the only way I can guarantee causing the 'wipeout', I had hoped that the route to understanding was to understand Goldwave's calls on the system when its wave graphic window is scrolled left/right or up/down. When I scroll this wave graphic, within a quarter of a second (tellingly, not instantly), my system always totally wipes out. If I don't run Goldwave, the wipeouts still occur, but only at a rate of about once a month at random with the machine in use 24/7.
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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

Post by Tristan »

Sorry about your problem; that sucks. :(
I don't want to read the manual either, but, then, it isn't my problem, is it?
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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

Post by 65CJ5 »

Gnq wrote:
Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:22 pm
The situation is that my PC does have once-in-a-while catastrophic complete sudden crashes. This occurs about once a month - so it is quite rare.
Gnq
Gnq, that should not be happening at all! "Once a month" is not rare. That's a definite problem. I'm not sure how you'd track that down other than looking at the various event logs and if you see anything in those to do a web search on them.
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Re: GW crashes entire system v6.52/Win10/XeonCPU/NvidiaK4000

Post by Gnq »

Hi. I (almost entirely) resolved this issue with new hardware - I replaced boot/C drive SSD. My system is now very stable. I say 'almost' because just once in the past 6 months, as if a nostalgic reminder, my system wiped out while interacting with Goldwave's graphic display. Strange, but no longer an issue of concern. Thanks for the help.
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Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:53 pm
It is most likely a hardware/driver issue. There is no way a program can cause that kind of a shutdown without a major underlying problem in the system.

What sound driver is selected in GoldWave (Options | Control Properties, Device tab)? If it is Realtek, be sure to get an updated sound driver.

In GoldWave make sure waveform gradients are turned off (Options | Colour). Some display drivers do not handle that well.

Other than that, try using various other programs to see if any similar shutdowns occur (such as image editors, video editors, etc.).
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