RayProudfoot Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I run EFB on a networked setup and on the same PC as EFB I also run Project Magenta Boeing Suite glass cockpit, its CDU, Radar Contact v4 and Active Sky 2012. This is a E8400 3GHz PC with 2Gb of RAM and a 8800GTX 768Mb card running on XP SP3. On a couple of flights the glass cockpit is pausing every couple of seconds - around the same time as the EFB display is updating. If I minimise EFB or turn off the aircraft symbol for the moving map the pausing ceases. I appreciate I'm running a lot of software on this 6 year-old PC but it should be able to cope. And if it was being pushed too hard why does the problem not happen on every flight? Anyway, I've found a solution which seems to have no lasting effect on EFB. I have changed its priority in Task Manager from Normal to Low. It updates just as quickly but more importantly, the glass cockpit is fluent again. Just thought anyone else having this type of problem might find this useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aivlasoft Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hi Ray, thanks for this information. I never did such a test so it's even more helpful to know about your findings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasterke Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 thanks Ray, good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hi Ray, thanks for this information. I never did such a test so it's even more helpful to know about your findings. It's the first time I've tried that Urs and to be honest I thought it would impact on EFB but fortunately it doesn't. Still can't work out why it doesn't affect every flight. EGKK-GCTS on Friday was fine but LIRF-EGBB today wasn't. Exactly the same software running on both occasions. Computers eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG_Flyer Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 My guess (and it's just a guess) is that it could be related to the amount of AI traffic around you. The more traffic, the more things stutter. (???) XP SP3? Wowsers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 That is a possibility Travis but it wasn't an area that had much Ai. Another stutter-free flight today from LGAV to LFMN. I should make it clear that it's not FSX or EFB that is stuttering. It's the Project Magenta glass cockpit PFD / ND that's the victim. I did wonder if it might be the Aircraft information pop-up display but with that running it was still okay. I'll get to the bottom of it. Yes, some of us are still running XP. I suspect I'll have to switch to W7 next year and will probably buy a mobo, CPU and memory bundle as memory for my current mobo is around 60UKP for 4Gb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydigital Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Prices of Windows 7 are going up week by week. I'd get it now while the price is not too unreasonable even if you have no intention of using it for another 6 months. No I dont own stock in Microsoft lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Andy, I've just checked the price of W7 Home 64-bit OEM and I can get it for £70 from Scan. I've googled 'Windows 7 price rise' but there are no recent articles. Where did you get your info from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydigital Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I'm the source, I've been watching prices slowly rise over the last 6 months and I bought another retail copy as a standby a few weeks ago. It's the same every time a new OS is released, as copies of previous versions start getting more scarce, prices go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayProudfoot Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks Andy. I'll certainly consider it as it will help spread the cost of upgrading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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