X-Fi XtremeMusic "stuttering" playing mu

I've had my X-Fi a day now. Let's say I was a LITTLE more than unimpressed when I finished up installing the software and the card was stuttering/skipping right off the bat. My problem wasn't the crackling/popping most people complain about, and it wasn't even while gaming. My problem was I couldn't play a file in iTunes for more than 3 minutes without it stuttering.
My system is: Asus P4B533, P4 2.4 @ 2.75, Radeon 9600XT, 2Gb ram, 2 Seagate Barracudas, 500w PSU, Pioneer DVR-09 dvdrw, ample cooling, Win XP Pro.
I tried updating the driver, then tried the beta, then tried a different PCI slot, then tried re-arranging my ram, then tried un-installing the bundled software. I was just short of a re-format when I checked my BIOS. Perhaps the first thing I should have tried, but that's learning for you. It solved everything. My X-Fi now performs flawlessly. I also re-installed the software (though not all of it!).
Hope this helps someone.

L0Gc wrote:
I've had my X-Fi a day now. Let's say I was a LITTLE more than unimpressed when I finished up installing the software and the card was stuttering/skipping right off the bat. My problem wasn't the crackling/popping most people complain about, and it wasn't even while gaming. My problem was I couldn't play a file in iTunes for more than 3 minutes without it stuttering.
My system is: Asus P4B533, P4 2.4 @ 2.75, Radeon 9600XT, 2Gb ram, 2 Seagate Barracudas, 500w PSU, Pioneer DVR-09 dvdrw, ample cooling, Win XP Pro.
I tried updating the driver, then tried the beta, then tried a different PCI slot, then tried re-arranging my ram, then tried un-installing the bundled software. I was just short of a re-format when I checked my BIOS. Perhaps the first thing I should have tried, but that's learning for you. It solved everything. My X-Fi now performs flawlessly. I also re-installed the software (though not all of it!).
Hope this helps someone.
Try PCI Latency Tool (just google to find it). Decrease the AGP (graphics) latency to 64-28.
jutapa

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