Hi Mwelwa,

It would help if we knew what OS you are using.  This sounds like Windows 98 and an IRQ issue.  I have noticed with every 98 machine I've built, if the sound card shares an IRQ with any other device, the sound will have a tendancy to pause or skip when other processor intensive task are being performed on the machine.  This is especially true if the sound card shares the IRQ with the video.

Let us know your OS first and we should be able to more accurately diagnose the cause of the problem.

Kyle Elmblade
Distinct Computer Solutions
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  From: Mwelwa Mofya 
  Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:33 PM
  Subject: [PCBUILD] ATI TV card


  Hello,
  I got an ATI TV card at it is giving me trouble. When I install the card, tv program works fine but it messes up the sound card. It makes a skipping sound (kind of like a tapping noise). The sound from the TV works fine at this stage but no other sound is working. When I reboot the computer. The soundcard works fine but the TV card and program do not work at all unless I uninstall and reinstall the TV card. It works but again messes up the sound card. Same cycle over and over again. Can anyone help me out?Thanks in advance.
  Mwelwa.

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