Re: Live TV Freezes

It is the tuner card that came with my m370n - an ASUS DVR-416.

It uses Conexant 23880 drivers. I have the latest drivers.

Where do I find the version number of my MCE?

I can run DVDs in MCE just fine.

-Lee

"JW" wrote:

What is your TV tuner card and have you updated the MCE drivers for from the
manufacturers Website?
Do you have MCE2005 RU2 installed and if so do you have the following update
to it installed?
Do you have any problem playing DVDs with either MCE or Media Player?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=72a3a3e7-ebba-4aa8-8f98-6d89ed5a42a8&DisplayLang=en


"LeeTXJD" <LeeTXJD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Media Center still freezes.

However, I found some conexant drivers on the internet. In the driver
package is a Test Blackbird application.

This program can access the capture card even after media center freezes.

It seems that there is something in the Media Center application that is
crashing - not the card or the drivers.

Anyone have any ideas?

-LeeTXJD

"LeeTXJD" wrote:

Thanks to everyone for their help thus far. . .

Let me recap what I have done.

I have installed the NVIDIA MPEG Decoder. The Microsoft decoder checkup
utility.

I have installed the HP Hyperthreading patch and I have ensured that all
of
the Microsoft updates have been installed.

I have the latest MediaCenter ATI drivers for my video card.

I unplugged all of my removable drives (DVD drives and floppy drive) and
I
believe that my powersupply is not the problem.


Does anyone have any other ideas?




"JW" wrote:

Yes it could I replaced mly 300 watt PS with a 400 watt PS since my
graphics
cartd would freeze sometimes.

"LeeTXJD" <LeeTXJD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Nope - No Luck.

Although with the Nvidia driver I am sometimes able to record a half
hour
show, generally the LiveTV still freezes after 8 minutes. The Nvidia
driver
properties shows the bitrate at zero.

This may sound strange, but I will ask anyway. . .

I had to replace my powersupply. I found a replacement HP compatible
miniatx 200W powersupply (which is the rating on the original power
supply)
and installed it.

Could that cause liveTV to freeze?


"LeeTXJD" wrote:

No, the HP m370n has an intel chip.

However, that gave me an idea and I found a HP Media Center Patch
for
hyperthreading intel chips (which I have).

I am going to give that a try.



"New-810" wrote:

Hello LEE.
Try going to this address and downloading the patch.
I know that it will work with some Media centers.
Hope it works with yours.
Here's the address:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpu.exe

Type it into the address bar at the top of your screen.

Let us know how it works out.
--
Remember, there''s only one way to peace and that is to walk daily
with
the
prince of peace, Christ Jesus.


"LeeTXJD" wrote:

I have an HP m370n media center PC.

After a destructive recovery - my media center know exhibits the
following
behavior:
After a reboot, I can watch or record Live TV for about 8
minutes,
then Live
TV will freeze. If I close the media center and open it again,
all I
get is
a black screen.

What could be causing this behavior?

Also, I have seen references to "running a decoder." What is
this
and how
would I replace my decoder?

Radeon 9200 ATI video - Conexant Video Capture.








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