Will a Fresh Install Solve High Latency by ACPI, NDIS etc?

I don't know if it will fix it, but personally ... if I didn't have alot on the laptop already ... or really needed low-latency ... I would just go ahead and clean install Windows from microsoft.com.

Mainly because there are no Dell-Apps or heavy driver suites that the laptop actually needs to run properly. And a clean-install is just a good, easy. thorough way of getting rid of it all.

Here is a good recent thread about low-latency:

https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8950-quot-hiccups-quot-with-audio-and-video/td-p/8169744

Hi Tesla,

Thanks for the reply. After some research it seems that Dell laptops are famous for being inept at music production. To be honest I find most of the DELL software annoying, the update feature is the only useful thing, and often that doesn't even work. 

I read the link you have provided, and about everything else on the internet it seems with no full solution. I doubt a full fresh install will solve it, but it's worth a try.

I'm a little worried that I won't be able to find the correct drivers after a clean reinstall. Have you heard of software called Glary Utilities? It seems that this is able to back up the drivers and restore them on a new install. Is that a good idea? I have a disk image of the original install incase things go wrong. 

Thanks again. 

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@Greg Smith wrote:

 

1. After some research it seems that Dell laptops are famous for being inept at music production.

2. To be honest I find most of the DELL software annoying, the update feature is the only useful thing, and often that doesn't even work. 

3. I read the link you have provided, and about everything else on the internet it seems with no full solution. I doubt a full fresh install will solve it, but it's worth a try.

4. I'm a little worried that I won't be able to find the correct drivers after a clean reinstall.

5. Have you heard of software called Glary Utilities? It seems that this is able to back up the drivers and restore them on a new install. Is that a good idea?

6. I have a disk image of the original install incase things go wrong. 

Thanks again. 

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1. I'm not seeing that. Dell laptops are popular, so maybe that is why it appears to be that way?

2. Agreed. It should also be noted that done of the "Dell Software" is required for the proper operation of the laptop or Windows.

Here is another recent thread:

https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8950-continuous-audio-dropouts/td-p/8273097

IIRC, uninstalling Dell Support-Assist (and it's Processes and Services) and/or Intel/Rivet/xTend Killer Networking (and it's Processes and Services) ... fixed it.

3. Not sure how you came to that conclusion. There is nothing inherent to Dell laptops or desktops that make them unsuitable for Low-Latency or DAW work (other than Dell recommending and Owners liking to load a bunch of questionable heavy-drivers and software on them).

4. No, that is not a problem. Windows-Update should toss you everything you need. If not, you can get a few drivers from support.dell.com . Get you video drivers from AMD.com or Nvidia.com (if you have a dedicated video-card). 

5. No, and that is not required. 

6. Right. If with Macrium-Reflect, that's all you need for a backup plan.

One last thing though ... your bootable C-Drive should be an SSD (so that Windows isn't always waiting for the disk).