Radeon 9600XT causing mp3's to skip?

[nastyemu25]

Crazy huh?

I just got a new Asus Radeon 9600XT today and installed it with the latest Catalyst drivers.

Runs perfectly and everything.

EXCEPT:
I cracked open winamp and starting listening to some tunes while just relaxing

And every now and then the song errs and there's a slight pause/skip with the repeating of the last audible sound or whatever, I think you know what I mean.... incredibly annoying

Needless to say, this has never happened before today

Any help would be appreciated

Athlon XP 2400
512MB Crucial 2700ddr
Radeon 9600XT
XP pro

 

[daveybrat]

I had the same problems with winamp on my pc. And i'm using a Geforce4 card.
It's the crappy program, i've since switched to just media player and no problems.
Winamp works for some, and is a nightmare for others.

 

[nastyemu25]

yeah i didnt have a problem with songs in media player
but i turned off the catalyst driver tray program thing
and it seemed to fix the problem

so no worries

thanks =P

 

[nastyemu25]

well nevermind it came back!

same problem
i'll try a scandisk and defrag tonight

 

[InlineFive]

What sound card do you have? There are known issues between some Radeons and the Audigys. And make sure they both have their own IRQ as sharing between the two is a recipe for disaster.

-Por

 

[nastyemu25]

thanks for the heads up

it's an onboard sound device-- i have a Biostar M7VIP and the onboard sound device is called like C-media AC '97 or something similar?

i'll definitely check the IRQ's tonight when i get home from work

thanks