Please help. I have buit my 3rd PC, & am running XP (SP1) on the system spec'd below, but it is very unstable, with the following symptoms.
ATI AIW9700 Pro - TV picture is crisp, but often locks after 10 mins or so, esp when running other (non-intensive)apps (ie- Int. Exporer 6, Wordpad, Outlook). The sound also gets out of sync with the picture, & occasionally a horrible noise best described as "metallic/ feedback/ distortion".
Graphics periodically "hangs" when playing certain 3D games.
Sound - often gets out of sync with the TV. Occasionally MP3 playback seems to slow down, (like someone pressing down on an LP)
Mouse - My Logitech MX700 "wanders" across the screen on its own accord.
I have all the latest drivers & updates.
Dont know if these probs are related or all seperate issues, or if it is an incompatability problem. & Im not sure what to do to rectify this. Figure its either one, or a combinnation of Mobo, BIOS, IRQ's (Graphics & Soundcard both on IRQ 19), memory, Soundcard or Graphics card problems
My system is of a reasonable spec (see below)so having a few app's running shouldnt be a problem.
M'board - Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Processor - AMD 3200XP (Barton core)
RAM - 1.25 GB (PC3200)
Graphics/ TV Card - ATI AIW 9700 Pro
Soundcard - Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1
OS - Win XP (sp1)
Direct X - 9.0b
I cant afford to just replace everything, & I would be bery grateful for any suggestions
ATI AIW9700 Pro - TV picture is crisp, but often locks after 10 mins or so, esp when running other (non-intensive)apps (ie- Int. Exporer 6, Wordpad, Outlook). The sound also gets out of sync with the picture, & occasionally a horrible noise best described as "metallic/ feedback/ distortion".
Graphics periodically "hangs" when playing certain 3D games.
Sound - often gets out of sync with the TV. Occasionally MP3 playback seems to slow down, (like someone pressing down on an LP)
Mouse - My Logitech MX700 "wanders" across the screen on its own accord.
I have all the latest drivers & updates.
Dont know if these probs are related or all seperate issues, or if it is an incompatability problem. & Im not sure what to do to rectify this. Figure its either one, or a combinnation of Mobo, BIOS, IRQ's (Graphics & Soundcard both on IRQ 19), memory, Soundcard or Graphics card problems
My system is of a reasonable spec (see below)so having a few app's running shouldnt be a problem.
M'board - Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Processor - AMD 3200XP (Barton core)
RAM - 1.25 GB (PC3200)
Graphics/ TV Card - ATI AIW 9700 Pro
Soundcard - Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1
OS - Win XP (sp1)
Direct X - 9.0b
I cant afford to just replace everything, & I would be bery grateful for any suggestions
