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Minimum Hardware requirements for DVD

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by topsidefarm Aug 26, 2002 last reply Nov 27, 2002

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I am trying to set up several computers to run DVDs (training videos). Have a DVD-ROMs and software (WinDVD). Keep getting a message saying that I need to lower the resolution and color depth for the videos to play. Tried with regular movies and gotthe same message. I have lowered the resolution to 800 x 600, and the color to as low as 256, but still get the same message. I keep reading that this has something to do with video memory. The present cards in these systems are S3 Savage 4 AGPs with 32 MB memory. BTW the CPUs are Athlon 900s and the systems have 256 MB RAM. What in this system is underpowered?

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by azraelissime Aug 28, 2002

I had the same problem under Win2k SP2.
I tried with PowerDVD and that program prosed me to activate the DMA. So did I and it works.
Is it the DMA or a software problem, that I don't know.