Do you have software like Roxio or Nero installed?  There is one thing worth
mentioning if you do.  If you have packet writing enabled so you can use
your cdrw like a diskette for dragging and dropping files in windows
explorer, you may see some choppy performance from the cd, as it is
constantly polled by the software for status information.  In my case this
had little impact on programs associated with the cd, like playing music or
burning cds.  My games (and any install cd like Office) stuttered, however,
if the packet writing for Roxio was enabled.

Another thing I've seen, the wrong version of directx can have this effect
on games.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: andre chiasson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:21 PM

I have a computer that is slow when playing games, but with digital audio,
the performance is OK.  I changed the cd Rom player, reinstalled the games,
tried different games, connected the IDE drives on the ATA 100, installed
the Promise ATA drivers. I tried connecting the CD Rom player on a ide port
by itself in master mode, but the problem still persist.

The computer motherboard ia a Asus A7V.  The hard disk is a 15 Gb 7200 RPM
drive.

Here are the symtoms: when playing the game, the audio is heard before any
actions.  Furthermore, the image freezes temporarily for a few seconds and
them starts back. On and on...

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