Audio latency problem with P35-DS3R

[Alphakill]

Thanks Maddog!

I was getting the same issue - a huge spike every 4-5 seconds and hadn't made any headway over several days and several BIOS changes (and numerous google searches). After I read your post I unplugged all my optical drives and eSATA connections from the board and the problem went away. Plugged them all back in, and the problem came back. Realized that I had an eSATA cable connected to one of the ports on the back but not connected to any drive. I pulled that off and the problem was gone instantly.

As far as BIOS files go, Gigabyte gave me the F3f beta bios for my EP35-DS3R and it did clean up the latency in general, but the real fix was the stupid eSATA cable.

Cheers...

Hey, can I get a copy of that F3f bios for the EP35-DS3R? My band starts recording this weekend and I need to fix the problem ASAP.

jon.warren@yahoo.com