Nforce audio video problem

[Cruz313]

I have an MSI k7n420 Pro that I reinstalled Windows 98se on. When I play mp3 or divx movies it plays every other second. I have updated all the drivers and the problem still persists. I have 256MB of RAM and a 1 Ghz Duron. Is there a setting that I'm missing, anyone else had this problem?

Thanks

 

[crabbyman]

I have this mobo..and sometimes when I play movies it sort of skips around also. I have come to find out that your/our problem...is either too little video memory.....need to get a video card, or it could mean that you have to set it to give more memory to video..up to 32 I think...last problem might be your processor needs an upgrade. It might be struggling to keep those movies running...also might want some more RAM... ..just some suggestions..I am no expert.

 

[yodayoda]

did you try a BIOS upgrade? also, try upping to the shared video memory to the max setting (i think it is 32 MB). i have the Abit NV7m and i have had no problems with DVD/Divx/MP3 playback. then again, i am running with two memory sticks, utilizing the full potential of the dual channel DDR nforce chipset. if you want dual channel, you will have to get another stick of memory and put it in the correct slot for your board. i have heard lots of bad things about the MSI nforce board and i have had nothing but bad experiences with them, so i don't know--it could be more insidious than memory.

is Ultra ATA mode on for your drives? maybe they are still in PIO mode under the IDE controller settings. that sometimes compromises playback. good luck!