all audio skips, new motherboard, soundcard

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Susan S.

all forms of audio and sound "skip" on my machine. company
replaced motherboard (on-board audio) and I have tried
sound card. Company says it is drivers and I need to re-
install XP. Is this true?
much thanks.
if it is true, do I have to format the hard drive first or
just use the recovery CD?
I have already tried to format the drive, but XP won't let
me do it, need a tip.
 
all forms of audio and sound "skip" on my machine. company
replaced motherboard (on-board audio) and I have tried
sound card. Company says it is drivers and I need to re-
install XP. Is this true?
much thanks.
if it is true, do I have to format the hard drive first or
just use the recovery CD?
I have already tried to format the drive, but XP won't let
me do it, need a tip.
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could be true, but you didn't identify your Mboard/
PC brand/ and/or on board audio chipset, so more
specific info impossible.
Dave
 
all forms of audio and sound "skip" on my machine. company
replaced motherboard (on-board audio) and I have tried
sound card. Company says it is drivers and I need to re-
install XP. Is this true?
much thanks.
if it is true, do I have to format the hard drive first or
just use the recovery CD?
I have already tried to format the drive, but XP won't let
me do it, need a tip.
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I wouldn't worry about reinstalling XP right now, but check your sound card
or onboard sound drivers and see if they're updated.

Dave
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Susan said:
all forms of audio and sound "skip" on my machine. company
replaced motherboard (on-board audio) and I have tried
sound card. Company says it is drivers and I need to re-
install XP. Is this true?
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Not necessarily. Skipping audio "may" be caused by just too much going
on at the same time for the hardware you have. For example, I used to
come across PCs that when windows booted up the MS "music" would skip as
the pc was also, at the same time, loading tons of un-needed background
apps. Generally this happened on pcs with inadequate ram and/or cpu
power for the setup the user had.

In other words, your cpu can only do one thing at a time. Tho of course
it rapidly swaps/changes tasks.
 
It is a PowerSPec (Microcenter brand), The MB is FIC VI-
39L; onboard audio is SiS 962L
thanks for any tips.
Susan
 
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