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09-16-2002, 03:28 PM
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choppy sound when running apps
hi all, i just installed win XP on a new 60 gig drive, but im gettin this strange prob
any sound, b it from a theme or mp3 becomes kinda choppy when i run an application such as internet explorer or word my specs r : 900 celeron 512 ram matrox millenium g400 max not sure what could b the prob, as i got the latest drivers for the sound card ive ran a few games - seem to b okay on those, although i havnt really ran em for very long. could it be a matter of scandisk/defrag? any suggestions would b awesoem! thanks tazz |
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09-16-2002, 11:42 PM
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somewhere you have a conflict. It could be something as simple as having onboard sound enabled or an IRQ conflict. You might try moving the sound card to another slot.
Drivers can cause problems such as this and I have seen USB speakers stutter when the hard drive is accessed. The driver problems are usually easy to slolve. I haven't seen anybody fix USB sound problems. |
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09-17-2002, 08:01 AM
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can i still get a conflict if all i did was change the HD? i was using this system setup before, exactly the saem and had no problems. just changed the HD to a large 60gig drive, and removed my old 8.4 gig =D
well il try the sound card to another slot in a few! wil let ya know how it goes thanks tazz |
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09-17-2002, 10:21 AM
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k changed the pci slot a few times... but didnt help too much =( i also tried the newest driver for soundblaster live value. its less choppy with the windows one.
it seems like when the HD is loading it slurrs a bit in sound. Device manager says there aint no conflicts. i get a slurring audio and video when i watch mpg files too i have no clue whats causing this... as i ran a defrag last night too. only thing i can thinki of is the install was bad, and maybe another reinstall will fix it? any suggestions? tazz |
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09-17-2002, 11:00 AM
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It could be because XP finds your system resources less than it needs. Tried increasing the process priority of your multimedia application?
NB: changing process priorities MAY have adverse effects on your computer (albeit temporary), please proceed at your own risk. |
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09-17-2002, 01:18 PM
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how would one go about doing that?
tazz |
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09-17-2002, 06:17 PM
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Also as you stated before run scan and defrag first and see if it helps.
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09-17-2002, 06:30 PM
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yea tried scandisking and defraging - didnt help too much =(
tazz |
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