8RDA+ Sound/DVD problem.

I've just upgraded to the 8RDA+ and a XP2500+ Barton 2x256MB
and Win98SE..

There is something wrong with the sound from MP3s and
picture/sound from DVDs. In each of them there is a kind
of overspeed effect. The elapsed time counter on the player
is running at about twice speed (but neither exactly nor
constantly). Its like the forward 'jog' button is being pressed
every half second or so.

The same effect is happening to MP3 playback which makes
the reproduction sound very strange. Some low quality MP3s
do, however, play at the right speed.

Latterly, I've found that changing the DVD speaker mode to
the A3D/Directsound3D setting in PowerDVD4 audio config, the
sound works OK although not neccessarily correct for my stereo
speakers and the video runs at the right speed.

The drivers are the ones from the CD shipped with the board
and the BIOS is the same, reading 03/05/2003 which may well
be 5th March!

Can anyone help, please?


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Graham

I had something similar happen when I was still running 98SE.

As I recall, part of the fix was to turn the "Hardware Acceleration"
in the audio proerties (somewhere) down to "None".

Regards

Brian


"Graham W" <> wrote in message
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> I've just upgraded to the 8RDA+ and a XP2500+ Barton 2x256MB
> and Win98SE..
>
> There is something wrong with the sound from MP3s and
> picture/sound from DVDs. In each of them there is a kind
> of overspeed effect. The elapsed time counter on the player
> is running at about twice speed (but neither exactly nor
> constantly). Its like the forward 'jog' button is being pressed
> every half second or so.
>
> The same effect is happening to MP3 playback which makes
> the reproduction sound very strange. Some low quality MP3s
> do, however, play at the right speed.
>
> Latterly, I've found that changing the DVD speaker mode to
> the A3D/Directsound3D setting in PowerDVD4 audio config, the
> sound works OK although not neccessarily correct for my stereo
> speakers and the video runs at the right speed.
>
> The drivers are the ones from the CD shipped with the board
> and the BIOS is the same, reading 03/05/2003 which may well
> be 5th March!
>
> Can anyone help, please?
>
>
> --
> Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ XP1800+ Page added, Graphics Tutorial
> WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex
> Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps
>

Thanks Brian

You can't remember the rest of the fix can you? I've already
tried turning the accelleration down/off but no immediate effect. 8¬(

I've found one other poster with the same problem but no resolution yet.

On a different theme, I got the usual 'Microsoft Update' email virus this
morning and in the list of addressees were a couple of regulars here -
'basketcaise' and 'nitz666'. Whatever harvested the addresses
is collecting the 'Reply To' as well as the 'From' in the headers.

Cheers.

--
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WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex
Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps



"Brian Rusten" <> wrote in message
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> Graham
>
> I had something similar happen when I was still running 98SE.
>
> As I recall, part of the fix was to turn the "Hardware Acceleration"
> in the audio proerties (somewhere) down to "None".
>
> Regards
>
> Brian
>
>
> "Graham W" <> wrote in message
> news:1XyPa.48395$...
> > I've just upgraded to the 8RDA+ and a XP2500+ Barton 2x256MB
> > and Win98SE..
> >
> > There is something wrong with the sound from MP3s and
> > picture/sound from DVDs. In each of them there is a kind
> > of overspeed effect. The elapsed time counter on the player
> > is running at about twice speed (but neither exactly nor
> > constantly). Its like the forward 'jog' button is being pressed
> > every half second or so.
> >
> > The same effect is happening to MP3 playback which makes
> > the reproduction sound very strange. Some low quality MP3s
> > do, however, play at the right speed.
> >
> > Latterly, I've found that changing the DVD speaker mode to
> > the A3D/Directsound3D setting in PowerDVD4 audio config, the
> > sound works OK although not neccessarily correct for my stereo
> > speakers and the video runs at the right speed.
> >
> > The drivers are the ones from the CD shipped with the board
> > and the BIOS is the same, reading 03/05/2003 which may well
> > be 5th March!
> >
> > Can anyone help, please?

Graham

"Graham W" <> wrote in message
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(Snip)
> You can't remember the rest of the fix can you? I've already
> tried turning the accelleration down/off but no immediate effect. 8¬(
(snip)

Sorry, no. I seem to recall that that fixed some (but not all) of the
problems I was having.

It's a few months ago now, so I don't accurately recall what I tried other
than that.

My new system was flaky under 98SE, so I upgraded to XP Home.
So far everything has pretty much run flawlessly under XP (except some
Symantec/Norton
stuff, which I can live without).

FWIW, I upgraded to an Epox 8RDA+ Motherboard, XP1800+ processor,
WD 80GB JB HDD and 512MB of DDR.

Regards

Brian

"Brian Rusten" <> wrote in message
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> Graham
>
> "Graham W" <> wrote in message
> newsMRPa.47061$...
> (Snip)
> > You can't remember the rest of the fix can you? I've already
> > tried turning the accelleration down/off but no immediate effect. 8¬(
> (snip)
>
> Sorry, no. I seem to recall that that fixed some (but not all) of the
> problems I was having.
>
> It's a few months ago now, so I don't accurately recall what I tried
other
> than that.

Well, I should have tried each of the accelleration marks! The one up from
the 'off' one got some if it sorted.

I had a look on AOAForums and found a post that said there is an
upgrade to the WDM for media drivers in the form of '242937usa8.exe'
which solves quite a few related problems. I also upgraded to the nvidia
2.41 drivers for the nForce2 chipset and got all the MP3 sound sorted.

But the DVD4 then complained that it wasn't going play because of the
macrovision DVD and the card having TV out! So I put the earlier video
driver back on from the Gainward GF4Ti4200 driver CD. Now, everything
is OK.

> My new system was flaky under 98SE, so I upgraded to XP Home.
> So far everything has pretty much run flawlessly under XP (except some
> Symantec/Norton
> stuff, which I can live without).
>
> FWIW, I upgraded to an Epox 8RDA+ Motherboard, XP1800+ processor,
> WD 80GB JB HDD and 512MB of DDR.

Thanks for the clues


--
Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ XP1800+ Page added, Graphics Tutorial
WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex
Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps

Graham

Glad you got it sorted.

Regards

Brian

"Graham W" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Brian Rusten" <> wrote in message
> news:3f0ffa18$0$20078$ u...
> > Graham
> >
> > "Graham W" <> wrote in message
> > newsMRPa.47061$...
> > (Snip)
> > > You can't remember the rest of the fix can you? I've already
> > > tried turning the accelleration down/off but no immediate effect. 8¬(
> > (snip)
> >
> > Sorry, no. I seem to recall that that fixed some (but not all) of the
> > problems I was having.
> >
> > It's a few months ago now, so I don't accurately recall what I tried
> other
> > than that.
>
> Well, I should have tried each of the accelleration marks! The one up from
> the 'off' one got some if it sorted.
>
> I had a look on AOAForums and found a post that said there is an
> upgrade to the WDM for media drivers in the form of '242937usa8.exe'
> which solves quite a few related problems. I also upgraded to the nvidia
> 2.41 drivers for the nForce2 chipset and got all the MP3 sound sorted.
>
> But the DVD4 then complained that it wasn't going play because of the
> macrovision DVD and the card having TV out! So I put the earlier video
> driver back on from the Gainward GF4Ti4200 driver CD. Now, everything
> is OK.
>
> > My new system was flaky under 98SE, so I upgraded to XP Home.
> > So far everything has pretty much run flawlessly under XP (except some
> > Symantec/Norton
> > stuff, which I can live without).
> >
> > FWIW, I upgraded to an Epox 8RDA+ Motherboard, XP1800+ processor,
> > WD 80GB JB HDD and 512MB of DDR.
>
> Thanks for the clues
>
>
> --
> Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ XP1800+ Page added, Graphics Tutorial
> WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex
> Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps
>