- OT: Failing video card?
- Posted by Kenny on October 9th, 2005
Can a failing video card cause other problems on PC like choppy DVD playback
and CD/DVD burning problems?
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Kenny Cargill
- Posted by Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers on October 9th, 2005
Hi,
On playback - yes. On burning - possibly. If the card is failing, the system
will be trying to deal with faults and this in turn may interfere with other
processes. What makes you think it is failing?
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Can a failing video card cause other problems on PC like choppy DVD
> playback and CD/DVD burning problems?
>
> --
>
> Kenny Cargill
>
>
>
- Posted by Kenny on October 9th, 2005
I have a DVDRW and a DVD ROM, both playing back very choppy.
CD/DVD burning seems to start OK but fails before the end of the burn.
Ultra DMA enabled on both drives.
I recently installed Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools, both of which create
virtual drives. Is it likely either of these is causing the problem?
Have also recently upgraded m/b, CPU and RAM then did a "Repair" from XP CD.
Am planning on removing Alcohol and Daemon to see if it makes a difference.
If not I may try full format and re-install of XP.
Problem was still there but not so severe with the old m/b, CPU and RAM.
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Kenny Cargill
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> On playback - yes. On burning - possibly. If the card is failing, the
> system will be trying to deal with faults and this in turn may interfere
> with other processes. What makes you think it is failing?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:Orw5y3PzFHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Can a failing video card cause other problems on PC like choppy DVD
>> playback and CD/DVD burning problems?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Kenny Cargill
>>
>>
>>
>
>
- Posted by Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers on October 9th, 2005
Hi Kenny,
I'd suspect that it's more likely that some background application or
process is causing the problem. Try playing a video, then hit
ctrl+shift+escape and kill processes slowly until the video clears up. The
last one you kill is likely to be the problem.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:ek1a2nQzFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have a DVDRW and a DVD ROM, both playing back very choppy.
> CD/DVD burning seems to start OK but fails before the end of the burn.
> Ultra DMA enabled on both drives.
> I recently installed Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools, both of which create
> virtual drives. Is it likely either of these is causing the problem?
> Have also recently upgraded m/b, CPU and RAM then did a "Repair" from XP
> CD.
> Am planning on removing Alcohol and Daemon to see if it makes a
> difference. If not I may try full format and re-install of XP.
> Problem was still there but not so severe with the old m/b, CPU and RAM.
>
> --
>
> Kenny Cargill
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OleW0VQzFHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> On playback - yes. On burning - possibly. If the card is failing, the
>> system will be trying to deal with faults and this in turn may interfere
>> with other processes. What makes you think it is failing?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:Orw5y3PzFHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Can a failing video card cause other problems on PC like choppy DVD
>>> playback and CD/DVD burning problems?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Kenny Cargill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
