[RESOLVED] Audio/Video prblems

March 31st, 2001, 05:14 PM

I previously had windows 98, but it kept crashing so I reformatted my hard drive and installed windows 2000. The only problem I am having is that the audio and video do not work properly. The sound is crackily and garbled and the video freezes or goes very slowly. This is a problem with all formats and also with streaming video too. I have a PII 400 with a Asus P2B-F 100 Mhz motherboard, a Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI S5000 sound card and a Ati All In Wonder Pro 8 Mb Tv Turner. Loaded with 128 Megs of Ram and 18 Gigs hard drive. I have loaded all of the latest drivers for my componets but I still have problems. Could someone please help me. No idea what else to do.

Antimatter · April 2nd, 2001, 12:07 AM

Sounds like an IRQ conflict. Try setting interrupts manually in bios(usually under PnP configuration or integrated peripherals). ie PCI slot 1 use IRQ 11 etc.
If your bios doesn't have this option, move the sound card to a different PCI slot. Check in you bios post information(press pause) to see if both devices are using the same IRQ. Updating sound and video drivers could also fix this as some of the later drivers allow IRQ sharing. You'll probably need to enable ACPI in bios as well.

Good luck!

April 2nd, 2001, 03:53 PM

Does the motherboard have a VIA chipset?
If so you need to download patches and drivers from Microsoft & ATI
GregL

April 2nd, 2001, 03:55 PM

Oh Yea you need directx8 as well
GregL

March 31st, 2001, 05:14 PM	#1
RD Guest Posts: n/a	Audio/Video prblems I previously had windows 98, but it kept crashing so I reformatted my hard drive and installed windows 2000. The only problem I am having is that the audio and video do not work properly. The sound is crackily and garbled and the video freezes or goes very slowly. This is a problem with all formats and also with streaming video too. I have a PII 400 with a Asus P2B-F 100 Mhz motherboard, a Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI S5000 sound card and a Ati All In Wonder Pro 8 Mb Tv Turner. Loaded with 128 Megs of Ram and 18 Gigs hard drive. I have loaded all of the latest drivers for my componets but I still have problems. Could someone please help me. No idea what else to do.

April 2nd, 2001, 12:07 AM	#2
Antimatter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 502	Sounds like an IRQ conflict. Try setting interrupts manually in bios(usually under PnP configuration or integrated peripherals). ie PCI slot 1 use IRQ 11 etc. If your bios doesn't have this option, move the sound card to a different PCI slot. Check in you bios post information(press pause) to see if both devices are using the same IRQ. Updating sound and video drivers could also fix this as some of the later drivers allow IRQ sharing. You'll probably need to enable ACPI in bios as well. Good luck! __________________ To prove something, one must first try to disprove it.

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April 2nd, 2001, 03:53 PM	#3
GregL Guest Posts: n/a	Does the motherboard have a VIA chipset? If so you need to download patches and drivers from Microsoft & ATI GregL

April 2nd, 2001, 03:55 PM	#4
GregL Guest Posts: n/a	Oh Yea you need directx8 as well GregL