I run WinXP SP2 and the result is the same with all buffers settings, with the two soundcards (alas, I cannot use my Multiface no more since this laptop has no Carbus !).
I have found which process is responsible, but it seems to be no mean to change it.
It is an utility which name is I8kfanGUI which allow me to control the speed of the fans (veru useful !!!).
It works on the first CPU only and it cannot be changed.
The priority is “normal” and if I change it to below it doesn’t change anything for Podium.
I have tried different settings for reding the sensors, but it has no effect on Podium.
The graph of the task manager does show Podium’s activity but it is rather low, around 7 or 8 % on one CPU only (but not always the same !).
(first half Podium is active with an empty arrangement)
I will see later if it makes a difference during real work and tell you.
Certainly not something to worry about…
