I recently installed a new system; AMD Athlon 64, 3000+ 2Ghz, 640MB DDR400, nVidia 5200 card, Sony 540 DVDwriter, Samsung 80GB 7200rpm, WinXP Pro SP2. My previous system was an Intel P4, 1.6Ghz, 640 SDram, 40GB, WinXP Pro SP2 with same graphics card and DVDwriter.
In my previous system, the System ASPI layer was automatically loaded during the installation of some application that needed it, a long time ago. Graphics performance in this old system was acceptable and even Half-Life2 ran absolutely fine.
In my new AMD64 system, when I checked for the ASPI layer I noticed that only the Nero ASPI layer is installed. The System ASPI layer is currently NOT installed. So, my specific query is - is it essential to also have the System ASPI installed?
While my new system runs fine with most applications, I am wondering if the absence of the System ASPI layer could affect overall graphics performance, particularly when I have to read from my DVD-drive? I noticed that when I installed and tried to run Chronicles of Riddick (PC-DVD Rom), which requires the disk to remain in the drive - the graphics are extremely choppy even in 640x480 mode. Not what I would expect from a new system with this configuration. BTW, Riddick is the only game I've loaded in the new system, so far.
If the System ASPI layer is indeed essential, how do I install it independantly?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
In my previous system, the System ASPI layer was automatically loaded during the installation of some application that needed it, a long time ago. Graphics performance in this old system was acceptable and even Half-Life2 ran absolutely fine.
In my new AMD64 system, when I checked for the ASPI layer I noticed that only the Nero ASPI layer is installed. The System ASPI layer is currently NOT installed. So, my specific query is - is it essential to also have the System ASPI installed?
While my new system runs fine with most applications, I am wondering if the absence of the System ASPI layer could affect overall graphics performance, particularly when I have to read from my DVD-drive? I noticed that when I installed and tried to run Chronicles of Riddick (PC-DVD Rom), which requires the disk to remain in the drive - the graphics are extremely choppy even in 640x480 mode. Not what I would expect from a new system with this configuration. BTW, Riddick is the only game I've loaded in the new system, so far.
If the System ASPI layer is indeed essential, how do I install it independantly?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.