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In article <9u1q6n$9o6$1@news.chatlink.com>, peifer@no-spam.com says...
> "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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> William F. Peifer
> www.peifercomputing.com
My 400Mhz, 128meg system with a 4 meg? vid card runs them great
My 950 Mhz 256 Meg system doesn't
All onboards are disabled, swapped the 16meg PCI with a new 32 Meg PCI.
Running basic Soundblaster 16 sound card which works fine for Mp3s etc.

New Clue!!! (I hope), the 400Mhz system is networked to the 950, I can 
use the 400 to play a video off the 950s HD and it plays perfect on the 
400 system. 
Brooks