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| 851833 | 2010-01-25 20:48:00 | I have 2 PCs running W2000, with 866MHz processors, 512M RAM and new DVD drives. Neither will play DVDs cleanly, there are frequent (every 2-3 secs) short waits (about 1/2 sec) while the system catches up with the required data rate. Can I do anything useful to improve the performance - there are no other applications open - or is it time for new PCs? With thanks for your advice. Peter |
pjcxb (13976) | ||
| 851834 | 2010-01-25 21:02:00 | Simply your system can't decode fast enough. Put a graphics card with a DVD hardware decoder in it, install drivers and your DVDs will play properly. Doesn't need to be a new card, anything from about a Geforce 4 on should do! |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 851835 | 2010-01-26 03:24:00 | Simply your system can't decode fast enough. Put a graphics card with a DVD hardware decoder in it, install drivers and your DVDs will play properly. Doesn't need to be a new card, anything from about a Geforce 4 on should do! No need for that. I used to watch DVDs fine on an old PII-500 with some crappy video card. I would check to make sure the drives are running in DMA mode. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 851836 | 2010-01-28 04:41:00 | Thanks for replies sent on this question . I tried to set the IDE secondary to "use DMA if available" (the primary was already like this but the secondary was "use PIO") . The drive would not even start to play the DVD (I am using Cyberlink player) with this change and I have re-set it to PIO . Another similar PC belonging to my wife works fine with the secondary IDE set to "use DMA" . Any further thoughts??? With thanks, Peter |
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| 851837 | 2010-01-28 05:16:00 | Have you installed the mainboard chipset drivers? | CYaBro (73) | ||
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