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"Brooks N Texas" <brookstexas@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1668415f6ff38ffb9899d5@news-server.austin.rr.com...
> Problem-
> Mp3's and other sound files play fine but when I download a music video
> on playback it's choppy (soundwise). I've reinstalled sound and video
> drivers but no real change....
>
> System-
> Win 98SE
> 950Mhz Thunderbird
> 16 bit soundcard
> 16 meg Diamond Viper vid card
> 7200 rpm 30 gig Maxtor
>
> Any suggestions appreciated!
> Brooks

Are the video card and sound card integrated into the motherboard?  If not,
find a friend with a higher end video card (32Mb AGP) and better sound card
(SB Live 256?) that you can borrow temporarily.  Try running your music
videos on those.  If it takes care of the problem, buy yourself some new
ones.  Also, you didn't mention how much RAM you had on the motherboard.
Boosting that may help, too.  Bottom line, it sounds like music videos are
just a bit too much for a fairly low end video card and a very low end sound
card to handle, especially if you're running an equally low end amount of
RAM.

If the cards are integrated into the mobo, you would have to disable them in
the BIOS Setup, if that option is available.  If they're integrated and your
BIOS won't allow you to disable, you may be stuck with a choice between
listening to the music OR watching the video, until you can build yourself a
better system.
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