luigi2000

Is there someone reading this who knows for sure which timer, the Power Management Clock also known as ACPI timer, or the 8254 PIT, or the APIC updates the system time in a Windows 2000 ACPI uniprocessor PC? I would like to get a definitive answer. Why? Starting two weeks ago about every other day, the system time on my A7N8X-E nForce2 PC intermittently counts an extra one to 15 seconds in a minute. The hardware real time clock display keeps correct time on the main bios screen. The only symptom of this problem that I've noticed is the QuickTime Sorenson decoder will play the audio stream out of synchronization (too slowly). All the other decoders MJPEG, DivX, MPEG-2 playout fine. The motherboard temp at the ASUS ASIC runs 30 to 33 degrees C; and the CPU temp runs 52 to 57 degrees C when the case is closed and ambient room temp is 27 C (80 F). The timer failure can happen when the motherboard temp is 30 degrees C. Opening the case seems to have stopped the system time error. When the room temp is 22 degrees C (72 F), the mobo temp can fall to 29 C; and the CPU temp can fall to 44 C. I would really appreciate if a knowledgeable tech or engineer could answer this question. Buona fortuna, Mark

Is there someone reading this who knows for sure that the Power Management Clock updates the system time in a Windows 2000 ACPI uniprocessor PC? Starting last week about every other day, the system time on my PC intermittently counts an extra one to nine seconds in a minute. The hardware real time clock display is correct on the main bios screen. The only symptom of this problem I've noticed is that the QuickTime Sorenson decoder will play the audio stream out of synchronization. All the other decoders will playout ok. I believe that this problem is heat related. The motherboard temp was 33C. The CPU temp was 57C. Thanks, Mark

The file was available at http://www.m3dzone.com until the site went into a heavy reconstruction mode. They claim that they shall reopen soon. Earlier reports indicated that they would open by last Tuesday. If they are not open by the weekend, then send me an e-mail address where I can send you the 720KB zipped driver file. Mark Berlinger mailto:luigi2000@earthlink.net

Asus Video for Windows capture driver for Win2k is poor. Also the Asus Live capture program is incredibly weak. Single field captures of 352x240 at 29.97 fps while being forced to use the grainy Asus codec and still dropping frames is utter nonsense on a 900MHz platform. The VfW API has been replaced by the Windows Driver Model for one and one-half years. Asus software and support is terrible. Feature this. The following applies to any GF with video input. To get analog video converted up to and beyond full frame (720x480x29.97) avi files with no dropped frames, use the nVidia WDM Capture Drivers 1.04 for Win2k with the excellent VirtualDub [/url] application. Avery Lee's choice of the PICVideo MJPEG codec is my choice, too. It is very fast. The video is as clean as the analog source. There are dozens of video filters available to ease the transition from TV to PC and back. Finally my Asus GF2 GTS Deluxe video card has the full functionality I desired when I purchased it last year!

Asus Video for Windows capture driver for Win2k is poor. Also the Asus Live capture program is incredibly weak. Single field captures of 352x240 at 29.97 fps while being forced to use the grainy Asus codec and still dropping frames is utter nonsense on a 900MHz platform. The VfW API has been replaced by the Windows Driver Model for one and one-half years. Asus really bites at software and support. Now hear this. This applies to any GF with video input. To get analog video converted up to and beyond full frame (720x480x29.97) avi files with no dropped frames, use the nVidia WDM Capture Drivers 1.04 for Win2k with the excellent VirtualDub [/url] application. Avery Lee's choice of the PICVideo MJPEG codec is my choice, too. It is very fast. The video is as clean as the analog source. There are dozens of video filters available to ease the transition from TV to PC and back. Finally my Asus GF2 GTS Deluxe video card has the full functionality I desired when I purchased it last year!