SPDIF DVD PassThru Reboots

Hello,
I have finally gotten around to getting the DVD portion of my HT configured. While working on it I ran into another SPDIF problem. Using either WinDVD or TheaterTek and passing the Dolby Digital signal out through the optical SPDIF (TOSLINK) port to my receiver, DVDs will play for maybe 3 minutes and then the PC reboots (sometimes the DVD won't even make it to the main menu). I tried 4 different movies with the same results. It doesn't happen at the same point during the movie. If I switch to using basic Dolby ProLogic audio (still going out over the optical cable to the receiver) everything works fine.
Any ideas on what could be going wrong? I have verified that I am using the most recent audio / LAN drivers for the motherboard as well as video drivers and updates to WinDVD and TheaterTek.

ITTS wrote:
Hello,
Quick question..hope to get a response...
When playing a DVD via, say, PowerDVD 6 and SPDIF enabled, as well as AC3 decode enabled for the card, all is fine untill about 0 or 20 mins into the movie when one starts to notice that the audio is out of synch with the movie. The only thing that will solve the problem is to either fast forward or reverse. However, the issue repeats again and again.
Also, during the whole playback through SPDIF, there is a constant popping noise every once in a while throughout playback.
My questions are...
) Any idea how to fix this? (Tried latest drivers and multiple software products)
2) Is this also a problem with the newer 24 bit cards, such as the Audigy and Audigy 2?
Thanks
Hmm... Try using WinDVD and see if it's the same. Maybe something wrong with PowerDVD.

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