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by steve.parkhouse Apr 23, 2003 last reply May 29, 2003

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I've rebuilt a Compaq Presario 5000 after a hard disk crash. I've loaded W98SE and all available drivers from the Compaq site. Problem is that the DVD and audio skips while playing. It's not distorted but it sounds like like it is jumping a track. The DVD is not listed in System Properties and I'm not sure if it needs a CDROM driver or not. Also I can't seem to work out who the manufacturer is. There's nothing on the case.

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by saihib Apr 23, 2003

The unit should have an FCC ID number on it somewhere. You can go to www.fcc.gov and look up who the manufacturer is. It might be faster to go to Compaq's website, though. You shouldn't need any drivers if the player is ATAPI compliant. Have you tried cleaning it?

by steve.parkhouse May 29, 2003

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by thechas Apr 23, 2003

This is a common problem with systems using a CODEC for on-board sound.

1 thing to do, is close as many open applications as possible before watching a movie.

All you really need open is Explorer and Systray.
You can close everything else.Next, check for patches for the DVD player software itself.

I'm fairly certain that W98 does not differentiate between CD and DVD drives. (XP does)
If the drive functions, you don't need any specific drivers.
The CD / DVD 'driver' is actually part of the IDE driver for the motherboard.

The driver that comes with many CD and DVD drives is for DOS mode access only.
Unless you need DOS mode access to the drive, you should NOT install Cd or DVD drivers.

The amount of free RAM, and the settings for virtual memory can affect DVD playback.
I have noticed IE6 causing memory leaks, and other system problems on W98 PCs.

Chas