In XP a recurring fix is to set the IDE channels to PIO, OK it then go back in and set them back to DMA.
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I have the above laptop. The problem i have is that no matter what media player I use, my mp3s skip at unconsistant points. I.E if i go back top where the skip happened it won't happen again but might skip at another different spot!

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