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Hello.

I am going crazy with my attempt to set up a music server.

I have a VIA 1.0g mobo with Chaintech AV710 card.

I am running Foobar 9.4.2:confused::confused:

Via driver 4.73/ KS: Envy24 (WDM) / No DSP / 2 channel / SPDIF / 44.1 /PCM only

I have tried different drivers (5.0), changing buffer sizes, resetting foobar priority, disabling all windows services that are not needed.

This is a fresh XP install with nothing but foobar, audio deck, sound files and process manager on this pc.

My problem is audio stuttering on any windows activity.

When I play foobar (same version) on my main pc with onboard sound, these activities make background noise, but playback is continuous.

I though KS to SPDIF would eliminate noise (and it seems to). But it is as though playback is interrupted as it plays. If I drag a window around in circles, I can s-l-o-w down play back.

Please help me, before I have to resort to onboard, noisy analog sound, just to make it work.

Thanks,

Eric
 
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As was said be sure the onboard is disabled, How much memory are you running?
What OS?

sounds like your system is unstable or overtaxing its resources available
Also couldn't hurt to check for MB BIOS updates at your MB manufacturer website.
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Thanks for the responses.

I have 512mb of memory.

I have disabled the onboard sound. (VIA AC97).

I realize a 1ghz processor is slow by todays standards. (But it is fanless and stable, that's why I was using it.) I have run foobar on 300mhz machines and only gotten glitches with applications loading, not merely scrolling through a playlist.

My best guess is the video processor/drivers are screwing it up. My primary goal was to get the playback on its own machine so I could do whatever I wanted while listening to glitch free music. I will try with another pc as soon as I aquire one.
 
Also, FWIW, process manager never reports more than 5.88% processor usage while playing a song. It spikes as high as 14% if I scroll furiously.

Thanks, Eric
 
Problem solved.

My crappy onboard video's drivers were flakey. Disabling all of the video hardware acceleration, eliminated the problem.

The desktop and foobar are not effected (of course) so no better drivers are needed.:music:
 
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