If it helps-
I run Windows XP, SP2 (updated 10/29)
Symantec Anti-Virus
ZoneAlarm
Spybot S&D
-John
OK here goes-
I made a computer a couple weeks ago. I finally loaded everything up on it and everything appeared fine. Then, the other day, I tried to play a DVD and it *severely* bogged down my system after about 10 minutes of playback. So much so that the only thing I could do was to close the DVD player. Here are the specs on the computer
AthlonXP 2700
512 MB RAM (1 stick of PC-2700)
Seagate 300 GB HD (ST3300831A-RK) - set as Master on primary channel
LITEON- DVD-+RW (1693S)- set as master on secondary channel
FoxConn K7S741GXMG-6L motherboard
Onboard video w/shared memory (disabled)- requires direct X 9
GeForce MX4000 Plus Video Card, PCI, 128MB DDR- requires directx 8
Software-
Power DVD 5
Power DVD 3
I went to NVidia's website, downloaded the drivers for the pci card, and installed them. Like I said, everything looks fine except when I play DVD's. I checked the DMA settings- the HD runs DMA mode 5, the DVD burner runs DMA 4.
I thought it MIGHT be some strange setting in the BIOS. I went through it, couldn't find any even potential issue in the bios (DMA was enabled, pci card was checked as primary graphics controller, etc.)
I recently reverted back to the onboard video after completely uninstalling all the nvidia stuff. The DVD plays back okay in that it is not unwatchable, but it is significantly less smooth than the pci card is before the pci card grinds to a halt. The performance of the onboard video is just not that good. Also, I could not get Power DVD 5 to play using the shared video (it gave me some error about not being able to play CSS with th TV-tuner out). <sigh> so, I installed an older version of Power DVD, and the DVD did play for well over 20 minutes with no sign of problems (other than the reduced performance).
Any ideas on what I can do here? I THINK I may have a compatibility problem with the pci card. I'll try an AGP that a friend has, but I want to rule out a DVD-RW problem...
John

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