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  • Jace
    FBOP Class Of 2013
    • Jan 2004
    • 35562
    #1

    Computer techs, advice needed please :)

    I have been having audio issues that I can't seem to figure out what they are caused by

    My audio is dragging in all applications, for instance Winamp....I load up a song in winamp, and I used to be able to just let it play in the background and have no issues, but lately it drags whenever I open another program or do anything processor involved. I know it shouldn't be doing that, because I have been going months now without it doing this ever, it just started

    I even got so frustrated last week and formatted this machine, so this is a fresh install of windows xp with very little on the drive now, the drag is a little better since i formatted, but still doing it every now and then

    could it have something to do with the audio drivers? maybe I need to see if there are updated drivers somewhere, but any insight you all have would be much appreciated
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    • OG LennyT
      Wall Street Pimp
      • Jun 2003
      • 14345
      #2
      how much of your resources are free? Sounds like your RAM is being chewed up and spit out and the virtual cant keep up.
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        • GrouchyAdmin
          Now choke yourself!
          • Apr 2006
          • 12085
          #3
          What kind of sound card? First, install ALL drivers for your system; Chipset first, then video, etc, etc.

          Secondly, if you paid for "Soundblaster Advanced MB", uninstall that, then reinstall whatever else is available - that's a software EAX thing and it fucks up fast systems. It's incredibly awful.

          You may try file->run->dxdiag and wait for it to load, then 'next' to the audio tab. See if it's in full 'accellerated' mode, or not.

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            • BradM
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2003
              • 3397
              #4
              ram leakage. do not confuse this with anal leakage

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                • CheneyRumsfeld
                  Confirmed User
                  • Sep 2004
                  • 1341
                  #5
                  could be the drivers.
                  also could be the hard drive is going bad.
                  or whatever media it is recorded on.

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                    • Jace
                      FBOP Class Of 2013
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 35562
                      #6
                      Originally posted by dvd316
                      how much of your resources are free? Sounds like your RAM is being chewed up and spit out and the virtual cant keep up.
                      Physical Memory - Total 1048048
                      Available - 718052
                      System Cache - 472256

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                        • Jace
                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 35562
                          #7
                          Originally posted by toonpornblog
                          What kind of sound card? First, install ALL drivers for your system; Chipset first, then video, etc, etc.

                          Secondly, if you paid for "Soundblaster Advanced MB", uninstall that, then reinstall whatever else is available - that's a software EAX thing and it fucks up fast systems. It's incredibly awful.

                          You may try file->run->dxdiag and wait for it to load, then 'next' to the audio tab. See if it's in full 'accellerated' mode, or not.
                          There is nothing soundblaster on this machine

                          AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor 2.01ghz
                          1.00gb ram

                          I am using the on board Realtek AC97 Audio

                          I just did a reinstall of all t he drivers for the system too, and it is still doing it

                          I did the dxdiag and yes, it is in Full Acceleration

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                            • Jace
                              FBOP Class Of 2013
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 35562
                              #8
                              Originally posted by CheneyRumsfeld
                              could be the drivers.
                              also could be the hard drive is going bad.
                              or whatever media it is recorded on.
                              brand new 200gb Maxtor hard drive

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                                • GrouchyAdmin
                                  Now choke yourself!
                                  • Apr 2006
                                  • 12085
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Jace
                                  ...
                                  Hmm. Load up WinAMP, and hit ctrl-alt-del. Go to the task manager and sort by CPU. What's eating the most CPU? Then, if it seems semi-normal, go back to the first tab and check your RAM/paging.

                                  Can't think of anything else.

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                                    • Jace
                                      FBOP Class Of 2013
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 35562
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by toonpornblog
                                      Hmm. Load up WinAMP, and hit ctrl-alt-del. Go to the task manager and sort by CPU. What's eating the most CPU? Then, if it seems semi-normal, go back to the first tab and check your RAM/paging.

                                      Can't think of anything else.
                                      System Idle Process - 99
                                      everything after that is 00

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                                        • Jace
                                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 35562
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by toonpornblog
                                          Hmm. Load up WinAMP, and hit ctrl-alt-del. Go to the task manager and sort by CPU. What's eating the most CPU? Then, if it seems semi-normal, go back to the first tab and check your RAM/paging.

                                          Can't think of anything else.
                                          actually, there is ram/paging on the first tab of the windows task manager

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                                            • Jace
                                              FBOP Class Of 2013
                                              • Jan 2004
                                              • 35562
                                              #12
                                              what is even more fucked up, is that I sit here and not touch the computer and the audio is doing that skippy draggy thing again

                                              like when you listen to a recoding after you slowed it down in an audio editing program, that is what it sopunds like...slow motion

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                                                • Jace
                                                  FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                  • 35562
                                                  #13
                                                  after some research and close watch, I found out it was Window Defender, every 2-3 minutes Windows Defender fires up and does a little mini scan, which takes the CPU level to 99%

                                                  UNINSTALLED

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                                                    • tony299
                                                      lurker
                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                      • 57021
                                                      #14
                                                      Maybe its dying on the board, I would get a new sound card to throw in it.

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                                                        • Ace_luffy
                                                          www.creationcrew.com
                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                          • 12165
                                                          #15
                                                          goodluck....

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