Instruction Manual

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Improving Performance with Digital Audio
Improving Audio Performance
Optimization=1
(The default is 0; if necessary, edit the value to 1 and save the file.
Restart Windows.
• If you have a Matrox Millenium card:
Open the SYSTEM.INI file in Notepad (or any text editor). In the
section called [mga.drv], add the following line:
Pcichipset=1
Edit the file as necessary, and save the file. Restart Windows.
If you have an early Matrox video card, Disable Use PowerGDI
acceleration:
(Start-Settings-Control panel-Display-MGA Settings-Advanced-
Performance
If you have a later Matrox video card, enable Use Bus Mastering and
Disable use Automatic PCI Busd Retries:
(Start-Settings-Control panel-Display-Settings-PowerDesk
button
• If you have a card based on the S3 chipset (S3, Inc. provides
graphics chips for other manufacturers; consult your card
manufacturer’s website to see if that card is S3-based):
• If problem(s) persist, continue with the next step.
Your sound card may have a conflict with another
device in your computer
Try resolving this device conflict as follows:
• Ensure that your sound card is not sharing IRQs with any other device.
Although some sound cards claim that they work properly on a shared
IRQ, this is usually not the case and it is advisable to avoid such
sharing. To do this, right click on My Computer and select Properties
from the pop-up menu. In the System Properties dialog, click on the
Device Manager tab, then double-click on the Computer icon at the top
of the list. This allows you to look at all the devices on your system and
which IRQs they are using. Scroll through the list until you see your
sound card. Check the IRQ setting to the left of the icon. If there are