Video Lagging Audio - Problem was video card not compatible with Compaq computer

[Paul McNerney]

My video is lagging the audio in both home producer and microstudio. I'm using a Presario PII 350mh with 256meg ram and a diamond stealth III with 32meg on board memory. I've got the latest ASPI drivers from Adaptec and the latest direct x drivers. All other features in both programs work perfect including burning the disk. I ran the direct x diag program and it confirms the drivers and the 32 meg on board memory on the video card. Has anyone had this problem and come up with a solution yet?

Thanks

Paul McNerney
pmc181@aol.com

[Paul McNerney]

Eureka! Problem fixed. I kept reading every post on the Compaq site about disableing the onboard video card. Finally, I came upon a last comment from a Compaq tech saying that what ever board the person put in,they would not recommend the Diamond Stealth III S540 chipset. They did'nt say why, and I didn't care. That was the exact board that I had installed on my computer. I went out that instant and bought a voodoo 4 4500 PCI with 32MB on board and it worked instantly, including 32 bit. Please keep this in your tech folders for future Compaq users.

Good Luck All,

Paul McNerney