win2000 format ntfs

2002-01-21 05:32:56

Hi Guys

Just install win2000
When i play wav files using winamp, the tempo bcomes slower than the original, is it bcos of the following:-

Active partition is NTFS format
Other partition is FAT32
Winamp & Adaptec CD creator is in active(NTFS) partition but
Ripping the CD to wav files in FAT32 partiton

Thanks

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #1 – 2002-01-21 06:16:14

Tempo becomes slower? That sounds quite impossible?:eek:

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #2 – 2002-01-21 06:57:53

Try updating your sound card drivers.

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #3 – 2002-01-21 14:24:17

It is definitely not because of the file system.

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #4 – 2002-01-21 15:12:27

Is it just wave files, or any encoded files as well?

john33

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #5 – 2002-01-21 16:32:04

..get SCSI (well, maybe...)

And it's not all that rare BTW.

* check whether your FAT32 drive your ripping from is on the same channel as your CD-ROM (probably is); Change that, IDE can't interleave reading/writing so you get chaos.  If they need to share a channel then the hard drive should be master (as long as this doesn't cause ripping to skip, which it will if you tax your master drive on which the cd-rom is slave overly)

*check whether bus-mastering is enabled; unforntunately the newest VIA drivers won't tell you...  But if you didn't update your chipset-drivers you'll need to activate is (control panel, system, device manager, ide-channel)

*Sounds stupid but...  Make sure your fat32 drive is securely mounted, loosely mounted drives vibrate more, and thus slow down, and if your unluckly and they start resonating the speed 'll REALLY plummet.

Though this would cause consistent skipping:  Additionally, loosely mounted drives don't loose heat through the mega heat-sink your case is, meaning that the temperature may vary more, causing more auto-calibrations (drive head re-alignments to take into account thermal expansion/contraction).  Every calibration takes some time.

Hopes that helped...

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #6 – 2002-01-21 16:33:42

This is really unlikely, but if your drive is HORRIBLY fragmented (defrag display looks like white-noise) you might, could be, possibly, don't take my word for this, get alot of speed degradation...

win2000 format ntfs

Reply #7 – 2002-01-22 14:33:40

Hi Guys

All wav files is in non active partition (Fat32)

Reformated the active partition (NTFS)
Installed Win Me to active partition (now Fat32)
The wav files sound ok now

Joh33 - i only use wav files
emn12 - drive is definetly securely mounted

Going to try to reinstall win2000 again
but this time format to NTFS
Previously i install to FAT32 then only convert to NTFS

Thanks for the tips