Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:07:46 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: sound > I have noticed that the Libretto 70 I have now sounds like it is parking > the HD after every access. My Lib 20 does this but my last 70 did not, and > it played MP3's fine when set to 100% CPU - could this be the problem with > the frequent breaks in the playback, and if so, how do you adjust this? Well, it depends on if the entire MP3 song is loaded into memory or not. If not, then frequent HD head parking (or banging/failure) will interfere with proper HD access. At the very least, I'd start with the HD and see if there is anything wrong with it. If it is an IBM, you can download diagnostics at www.storage.ibm.com. Maybe true with other brands. Then, I'd run a HD test program (maybe HDspeed?) to see what the average read transfer rates are like across the entire HD. That way, you'll know if the averages are high enough to support mp3 playback or not, and if there's anything wrong with the HD. I'd say at least 2-3MB/SEC sustained? (anyone else know of more exact values?) more is better. If the HD is working fine, then its back to software. At this time, I'd download DOSAMP or any DOS mp3 player and try that out in pure DOS-only mode w/o windows running. DOSAMP must run perfectly or you've got some sort of HW problem going on - either bad HW or just too slow (which it shouldn't be as everyone else can run MP3's just fine on similar systems). Maybe a full listing of the specs of your Libretto (RAM, HD size & model, etc.) as well as OS version, and all running software will help us dignose from afar. -- oh, and the usual. my computer -> properties -> turn all acceleration for file system to full control panels -> display -> same thing with display acceleration features ->multimedia -> same thing with sound card. d =) ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
