Is this hardware or software problems?

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

I've recently bought a lot of new computer things, and installed, but
I've got problems with the sound/mouse (and maybe other things that I
don't know about)

The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a program like
Explorer and for example Winamp is playing in the background, the
sound starts to clip/get distorted like there wasn't enough resources
to play the music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't follow,
but gets locked for a second and then moves to its new location. The
same thing if I watch a movie clip, it hangs for a second. The cpu
load is at 1-2%. I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers to
the audio card from your homepage.

What might the problem be? Some conflicts in BIOS or what? Or is it
problems with drivers? (I've downloaded and installed recent drivers)
Any tip on how can I solve it?

Thanks for any suggestion!

[Product Information]
Asus P5K
Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
Intel Core Duo E6550
WinXP

 

[DL]

Downloaded drivers from winupdate? (at least when you say 'your homepage'
thats how I take it)
Bad move, Install chipset & other drivers from Asus & Geforce sites &
whatever other hw you have

<the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:36a76fed-8a4e-4369-9e05-da8b9765a8eb@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> I've recently bought a lot of new computer things, and installed, but
> I've got problems with the sound/mouse (and maybe other things that I
> don't know about)
>
> The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a program like
> Explorer and for example Winamp is playing in the background, the
> sound starts to clip/get distorted like there wasn't enough resources
> to play the music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't follow,
> but gets locked for a second and then moves to its new location. The
> same thing if I watch a movie clip, it hangs for a second. The cpu
> load is at 1-2%. I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers to
> the audio card from your homepage.
>
> What might the problem be? Some conflicts in BIOS or what? Or is it
> problems with drivers? (I've downloaded and installed recent drivers)
> Any tip on how can I solve it?
>
> Thanks for any suggestion!
>
> [Product Information]
> Asus P5K
> Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
> Intel Core Duo E6550
> WinXP

 

[Poprivet`]

Right. Do NOT use drivers from anywhere but the Mfr of
your hardware. Very often it's been bastardized and
isn't quite what it purports to be, otherwise. No idea
why, just personal experience and that of others who
made me realize the folly of it all. Now if I need an
NVIDIA driver I go to NVIDIA, not MS.

Pop`


DL wrote:
> Downloaded drivers from winupdate? (at least when you
> say
> 'your homepage' thats how I take it)
> Bad move, Install chipset & other drivers from Asus &
> Geforce sites & whatever other hw you have
>
> <the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:36a76fed-8a4e-4369-9e05-da8b9765a8eb@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>> I've recently bought a lot of new computer things,
>> and
>> installed, but I've got problems with the
>> sound/mouse
>> (and maybe other things that I don't know about)
>>
>> The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a
>> program like Explorer and for example Winamp is
>> playing
>> in the background, the sound starts to clip/get
>> distorted like there wasn't enough resources to play
>> the
>> music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't
>> follow,
>> but gets locked for a second and then moves to its
>> new
>> location. The same thing if I watch a movie clip, it
>> hangs for a second. The cpu load is at 1-2%. I've
>> downloaded and installed the latest drivers to the
>> audio
>> card from your homepage. What might the problem be?
>> Some conflicts in BIOS or
>> what? Or is it problems with drivers? (I've
>> downloaded
>> and installed recent drivers) Any tip on how can I
>> solve
>> it? Thanks for any suggestion!
>>
>> [Product Information]
>> Asus P5K
>> Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
>> Intel Core Duo E6550
>> WinXP

 

[Lil' Dave]

<the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:36a76fed-8a4e-4369-9e05-da8b9765a8eb@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> I've recently bought a lot of new computer things, and installed, but
> I've got problems with the sound/mouse (and maybe other things that I
> don't know about)
>
> The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a program like
> Explorer and for example Winamp is playing in the background, the
> sound starts to clip/get distorted like there wasn't enough resources
> to play the music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't follow,
> but gets locked for a second and then moves to its new location. The
> same thing if I watch a movie clip, it hangs for a second. The cpu
> load is at 1-2%. I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers to
> the audio card from your homepage.
>
> What might the problem be? Some conflicts in BIOS or what? Or is it
> problems with drivers? (I've downloaded and installed recent drivers)
> Any tip on how can I solve it?
>
> Thanks for any suggestion!
>
> [Product Information]
> Asus P5K
> Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
> Intel Core Duo E6550
> WinXP

At face value, sounds like a video problem with the mouse.

Would also suspect (due to the sound stuttering) an irq conflict at the bios
level. Doesn't have to be the sound card/chip. Some things just don't like
sharing an irq.
Dave

 

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

No, all drivers was downloaded from asus, realtek etc, not win update.

How can I find if there is an irq problem? I've checked windows
logging messages, but nothing there..

On Dec 15, 5:42 am, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> <the_zn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:36a76fed-8a4e-4369-9e05-da8b9765a8eb@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > I've recently bought a lot of new computer things, and installed, but
> > I've got problems with the sound/mouse (and maybe other things that I
> > don't know about)
>
> > The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a program like
> > Explorer and for example Winamp is playing in the background, the
> > sound starts to clip/get distorted like there wasn't enough resources
> > to play the music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't follow,
> > but gets locked for a second and then moves to its new location. The
> > same thing if I watch a movie clip, it hangs for a second. The cpu
> > load is at 1-2%. I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers to
> > the audio card from your homepage.
>
> > What might the problem be? Some conflicts in BIOS or what? Or is it
> > problems with drivers? (I've downloaded and installed recent drivers)
> > Any tip on how can I solve it?
>
> > Thanks for any suggestion!
>
> > [Product Information]
> > Asus P5K
> > Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
> > Intel Core Duo E6550
> > WinXP
>
> At face value, sounds like a video problem with the mouse.
>
> Would also suspect (due to the sound stuttering) an irq conflict at the bios
> level. Doesn't have to be the sound card/chip. Some things just don't like
> sharing an irq.
> Dave

 

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

All IRQ listed. Do you see any problems?

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 4 Kommunikationsport (COM1) OK
IRQ 5 Intel(R) ICH9 Family SMBus Controller - 2930 OK
IRQ 6 Standarddiskettstyrenhet OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 9 SCSI-/RAID-värdstyrenhet OK
IRQ 10 Styrenhet för lagringsenhet OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI Express Root Port -
29C1 OK
IRQ 16 WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA) OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937 OK
IRQ 16 JMicron JMB36X Controller OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 294A OK
IRQ 16 VIA OHCI-kompatibel IEEE 1394-värdstyrenhet OK
IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 2940 OK
IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 5 - 2948 OK
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939 OK
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C OK
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936 OK
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2935 OK
IRQ 21 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2938 OK
IRQ 22 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
IRQ 22 Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 2921 OK
IRQ 22 Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926 OK
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934 OK
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A OK


On 15 Dec, 11:24, the_zn...@hotmail.com wrote:
> No, all drivers was downloaded from asus, realtek etc, not win update.
>
> How can I find if there is an irq problem? I've checked windows
> logging messages, but nothing there..
>
> On Dec 15, 5:42 am, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
>
> > <the_zn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:36a76fed-8a4e-4369-9e05-da8b9765a8eb@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > I've recently bought a lot of new computer things, and installed, but
> > > I've got problems with the sound/mouse (and maybe other things that I
> > > don't know about)
>
> > > The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a program like
> > > Explorer and for example Winamp is playing in the background, the
> > > sound starts to clip/get distorted like there wasn't enough resources
> > > to play the music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't follow,
> > > but gets locked for a second and then moves to its new location. The
> > > same thing if I watch a movie clip, it hangs for a second. The cpu
> > > load is at 1-2%. I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers to
> > > the audio card from your homepage.
>
> > > What might the problem be? Some conflicts in BIOS or what? Or is it
> > > problems with drivers? (I've downloaded and installed recent drivers)
> > > Any tip on how can I solve it?
>
> > > Thanks for any suggestion!
>
> > > [Product Information]
> > > Asus P5K
> > > Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
> > > Intel Core Duo E6550
> > > WinXP
>
> > At face value, sounds like a video problem with the mouse.
>
> > Would also suspect (due to the sound stuttering) an irq conflict at the bios
> > level. Doesn't have to be the sound card/chip. Some things just don't like
> > sharing an irq.
> > Dave

 

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

And here is a list what is shared:

I/O-port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O-port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 DMA-styrenhet

I/O-port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset
PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
I/O-port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

IRQ 22 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
IRQ 22 Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 2921
IRQ 22 Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926

IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A

IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 9 SCSI-/RAID-värdstyrenhet

IRQ 16 Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI Express Root Port -
29C1
IRQ 16 WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937
IRQ 16 JMicron JMB36X Controller
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 294A
IRQ 16 VIA OHCI-kompatibel IEEE 1394-värdstyrenhet

IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 2940
IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 5 - 2948

Minnesadress 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express
Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
Minnesadress 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936

Minnesadress 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Minnesadress 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI
Express Root Port - 29C1
Minnesadress 0xA0000-0xBFFFF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

I/O-port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset
PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
I/O-port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

Minnesadress 0xFA000000-0xFE8FFFFF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express
Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
Minnesadress 0xFA000000-0xFE8FFFFF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

 

[R. McCarty]

The "Sharing" looks normal for an Intel chipset. Exactly what problem
are you having with the PC ?

<the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0641290a-bcd7-4c02-8880-cbad7b4c7d2f@p69g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
And here is a list what is shared:

I/O-port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O-port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 DMA-styrenhet

I/O-port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset
PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
I/O-port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

IRQ 22 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
IRQ 22 Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 2921
IRQ 22 Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926

IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A

IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 9 SCSI-/RAID-värdstyrenhet

IRQ 16 Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI Express Root Port -
29C1
IRQ 16 WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937
IRQ 16 JMicron JMB36X Controller
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 294A
IRQ 16 VIA OHCI-kompatibel IEEE 1394-värdstyrenhet

IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 2940
IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 5 - 2948

Minnesadress 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express
Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
Minnesadress 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936

Minnesadress 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Minnesadress 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI
Express Root Port - 29C1
Minnesadress 0xA0000-0xBFFFF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

I/O-port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset
PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
I/O-port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

Minnesadress 0xFA000000-0xFE8FFFFF Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express
Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
Minnesadress 0xFA000000-0xFE8FFFFF WinFast PX8600 GT(NVIDIA)

 

[Lil' Dave]

Your subsequent replies indicate windows environment of remapped irq
environment. I said bios, not windows.

--
Dave

<the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5f357ce2-6e73-4347-a88d-4f223efc5ab1@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> No, all drivers was downloaded from asus, realtek etc, not win update.
>
> How can I find if there is an irq problem? I've checked windows
> logging messages, but nothing there..
>
> On Dec 15, 5:42 am, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
>> <the_zn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:36a76fed-8a4e-4369-9e05-da8b9765a8eb@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > I've recently bought a lot of new computer things, and installed, but
>> > I've got problems with the sound/mouse (and maybe other things that I
>> > don't know about)
>>
>> > The problem is that sometimes, often when I start a program like
>> > Explorer and for example Winamp is playing in the background, the
>> > sound starts to clip/get distorted like there wasn't enough resources
>> > to play the music and if I move the mouse the cursor doesn't follow,
>> > but gets locked for a second and then moves to its new location. The
>> > same thing if I watch a movie clip, it hangs for a second. The cpu
>> > load is at 1-2%. I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers to
>> > the audio card from your homepage.
>>
>> > What might the problem be? Some conflicts in BIOS or what? Or is it
>> > problems with drivers? (I've downloaded and installed recent drivers)
>> > Any tip on how can I solve it?
>>
>> > Thanks for any suggestion!
>>
>> > [Product Information]
>> > Asus P5K
>> > Winfast Geforce PX 8600 GT
>> > Intel Core Duo E6550
>> > WinXP
>>
>> At face value, sounds like a video problem with the mouse.
>>
>> Would also suspect (due to the sound stuttering) an irq conflict at the
>> bios
>> level. Doesn't have to be the sound card/chip. Some things just don't
>> like
>> sharing an irq.
>> Dave
>

 

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

I will check that. But do you think that the problem might be that I
didn't re-install Windows, and Windows have the old configuration and
bios another? Is this possible to solve/reallocate without a fresh
installation of Windows?

On 15 Dec, 15:17, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> Your subsequent replies indicate windows environment of remapped irq
> environment. I said bios, not windows.
>
> --
> Dave
>

 

[Jim]

<the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e3c10bf6-07c5-4241-8d6f-6e2adc5e3326@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>I will check that. But do you think that the problem might be that I
> didn't re-install Windows, and Windows have the old configuration and
> bios another? Is this possible to solve/reallocate without a fresh
> installation of Windows?
>
> On 15 Dec, 15:17, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
>> Your subsequent replies indicate windows environment of remapped irq
>> environment. I said bios, not windows.
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>>
I am not going to discount what Lil' Dave posted.

However, if the configuration of the operating system on the disk does not
match the current hardware, then almost anything will go wrong.
A repair installation is in order.

Jim

 

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

On 15 Dec, 19:27, "Jim" <j...@nospam.com> wrote:
> <the_zn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e3c10bf6-07c5-4241-8d6f-6e2adc5e3326@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...>I will check that. But do you think that the problem might be that I
> > didn't re-install Windows, and Windows have the old configuration and
> > bios another? Is this possible to solve/reallocate without a fresh
> > installation of Windows?
>
> > On 15 Dec, 15:17, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> >> Your subsequent replies indicate windows environment of remapped irq
> >> environment. I said bios, not windows.
>
> >> --
> >> Dave
>
> I am not going to discount what Lil' Dave posted.
>
> However, if the configuration of the operating system on the disk does not
> match the current hardware, then almost anything will go wrong.
> A repair installation is in order.
>
> Jim

I re-installed windows but still the same problem!

 

[the_znail@hotmail.com]

On 16 Dec, 00:37, the_zn...@hotmail.com wrote:
> On 15 Dec, 19:27, "Jim" <j...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > <the_zn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:e3c10bf6-07c5-4241-8d6f-6e2adc5e3326@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...>Iwill check that. But do you think that the problem might be that I
> > > didn't re-install Windows, and Windows have the old configuration and
> > > bios another? Is this possible to solve/reallocate without a fresh
> > > installation of Windows?
>
> > > On 15 Dec, 15:17, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> > >> Your subsequent replies indicate windows environment of remapped irq
> > >> environment. I said bios, not windows.
>
> > >> --
> > >> Dave
>
> > I am not going to discount what Lil' Dave posted.
>
> > However, if the configuration of the operating system on the disk does not
> > match the current hardware, then almost anything will go wrong.
> > A repair installation is in order.
>
> > Jim
>
> I re-installed windows but still the same problem!

I found that it's the drivers for Intel SMBus which creates the
problem. If I don't use the driver included at Asus homepage but use
Windows Update instead it works..

 

[Lil' Dave]

<the_znail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6db593d1-a666-4d42-afe1-1633e8424bc2@c4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> On 16 Dec, 00:37, the_zn...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> On 15 Dec, 19:27, "Jim" <j...@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > <the_zn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >news:e3c10bf6-07c5-4241-8d6f-6e2adc5e3326@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...>Iwill
>> >check that. But do you think that the problem might be that I
>> > > didn't re-install Windows, and Windows have the old configuration and
>> > > bios another? Is this possible to solve/reallocate without a fresh
>> > > installation of Windows?
>>
>> > > On 15 Dec, 15:17, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
>> > >> Your subsequent replies indicate windows environment of remapped irq
>> > >> environment. I said bios, not windows.
>>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Dave
>>
>> > I am not going to discount what Lil' Dave posted.
>>
>> > However, if the configuration of the operating system on the disk does
>> > not
>> > match the current hardware, then almost anything will go wrong.
>> > A repair installation is in order.
>>
>> > Jim
>>
>> I re-installed windows but still the same problem!
>
> I found that it's the drivers for Intel SMBus which creates the
> problem. If I don't use the driver included at Asus homepage but use
> Windows Update instead it works..

Glad you got it working.

Found that the SMBUS irq assignment rather stange in another reply. Also,
some using shared remapped irqs instead of separate irqs for each device in
XP environment. Most notably, firewire.
Dave