11-02-2003, 05:11 PM
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MY DVD player Keeps Freezing
Hi
I took my pc to bestbuy to fix my dc rw and my dvd player cause neither worked--- the CD RW wouldnt read blanck cds and the DVD player would freeze every 30 seconds when watching a movie and stay froze from anywher from 10 second to 30 seconds
Well they fixed the CD RW - had to buy a new one and they said they fixed the DVD player... lol no they didnt fix that
Just got done trying to watch man apart - froze every 30 secodns fro atlest 5 seconds then got longer to like 30 seconds
Anyone know why this is
DVD PLAYER - Norcent DVD ROM 16x
MOTHERBOARD - Soyo Dragon KT333 Lite
GRAPHICS CARD - Radeon 7000
PROCESSOR - AMD ATHLON XP 2100+ 1.73 GHZ
OS - Windows XP
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11-02-2003, 06:04 PM
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RAM? Just a guess though.
I get a touch of split second freezing from time to time on my Samsung DVD player, so I can imagine it's driving you around the bend having to deal with that.
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11-02-2003, 06:12 PM
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hey
Nope not RAM unless 1 gig is not enoguh 
So I have 1 GIG any other ideas of what oculd be causing this?
It is driving me crazy - I looked inside (Idont know much) and all wires are connected and everything... IT IS KILLING ME
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11-02-2003, 09:52 PM
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You checked to make sure the DVD is not scratched?
Your only other option would be to try running a DVD off your computer and not the actual DVD Player and see if you get the same problems.
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11-02-2003, 10:26 PM
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Hmmm ... sounds more like a software problem then anything. What app are you using to watch your movies?
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11-02-2003, 10:41 PM
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Its not the DVD movie - plays fine on my dvd player that goes with my TV
Nope not the software - I have treid Actual Real Player, PC Friendly DVD player, and even bought a 20 dollar one called DVD Zone
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11-02-2003, 10:44 PM
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Upgraded your graphics drivers lately? Could be caused by bad sound drivers also depending on your sound settings..
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11-02-2003, 10:48 PM
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Have you tried other DVD's.
Many DVD's will play fine in a dedicated player but the DVD drives are more sensitive to scratches etc.
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11-02-2003, 10:57 PM
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Do you have access to another DVD drive? Maybe borrow one from a friend. Then you can establish if it's the drive or not.
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11-02-2003, 11:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by x222943
Upgraded your graphics drivers lately? Could be caused by bad sound drivers also depending on your sound settings..
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My grpahics card is radeon 7000 - do I need to upgrade? When you say upgrade do you mean updates or buy a better graphcis card - as it works for eveyrthing else
My sound card is an on board with my mobo - KT333 LITE from soyo - plays all my cds and all never had probs there...
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11-02-2003, 11:11 PM
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Onboard sound cards can be a huge problem when it comes to compatibility issues.
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11-03-2003, 10:01 AM
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So does everyone think it is my sound card
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11-03-2003, 10:23 AM
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Yes ... yes we do. But try to find a dvd drive that you can install and test in your system ... it would help you to figure it out.
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11-03-2003, 10:28 AM
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also, is DMA enabled on the IDE controller the dvd drive is conntected too.
DMA usually improoves dvd performance bigtime.
especially if you have slower hardware, eg, slow soundcard
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11-03-2003, 10:47 AM
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so if it is my onbaord sound card -- would I have to buy a new motherboard alon with a new sound card... since the motherboard has the sound card.
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