why does my video and audio glitch when my harddrive light comes on?
147653
Your "system idle process" should normally be very high when not much else is happening - it's Windows' way of saying "this is the unused CPU capacity". As far as the light always being on, it may be a software issue. When in doubt, take the machine to a PC shop or trusted friend whose day job is computer repair, and ask them to check for unwanted programs.
584070
Sounds like you have too many things running at the one time on your PC. Try using Media P. on it's own.
452258
Do you have installed your display adapter well?\nDid you have the driver for it?\nalso check your audio driver...
737949
You can try disabling it via device manager, but the best way is to go into the BIOS setup at bootup, and see if you can disable it from there.  \n\nYou may not need to- many motherboards automatically disable the built-in video when there's a separate video card installed in the AGP video slot.  But not always, so check anyway...
739980
This is mostly down to the hardware of your computer, mainly the motherboard. Is it a custom built PC? Or is it from suppliers. If it is custom built you may not have the correct mother board that supports all the USB ports on the metal case.\nIf its from a supplier then you probably have a hardware driver issue, try updating you drivers.\nAlso this could be an effect on your OS, do you have Windows XP, or a earlier version. XP has "all drivers" for USB things already but you still may need to install the software; I had to with my webcam.
1124982
If you're copying to your hard drive, then it might be going bad.  You should probably run a chkdsk on it.
822576
Doesnt power on....The video is bad even when you have stuck in a already working card from a different computer. If it powers on something goes crappy. Like one minute the CD Drive is working then the next time its not and then sometimes all the drives are working (floppy CD and HDD) then another none of them work.\n\nAdded\nIts nothing rare about it. I refurbish computers on a daily basis. Yes most of the problems are power supply related but motherboard issues are common. Newer computers you shouldnt run in to many motherboard problems but older ones you will.
831456
Seems to be a glitsch in Windows XP.  I have the same.  It gets slightly better after going through a safe mode start (F8 while booting).
129056
this has happened to me before. I suggest you return the webcam to the store if possible and get a different kind. that fixed my problem
647913
It is likely the vid card, but it does not have to be.  It could be xp itself.  The best way to troubleshoot this is to open the case and be sure that the card is well seated, and then if it is, to put some other vid card in, as that would be quick and less hassle.  A lot of problems with vid cards are caused by overheating, so try to diagnose that.  If any of this stops the behavior, then you know.  But if not, it is xp.\n\nIn which case, do a repair of xp using your installation disk - put it in the drive, go through the setup process, and when you get to "repair xp using the recovery console" skip that and go on until your installation is detected and the screen offers a repair of you installation.....\n\nI might mention also, that you should examine and clean the fans and heatsinks in your machine, particularly regarding the cpu heatsink and fan, as there could be similar problems if the cpu is getting too hot owing to dirt and dust on the fanblades and in the heatsink.
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Sometimes using Windows Media Player can do that if the MPEG-4 or DIVx codecs aren't properly installed.\n\ntry downloading ASUS DVD PLAYER or CYBERLINK DVD PLAYER. This should fix that.
786740
well on most computer the HD has its own display light. If it is messed up you can usually hear it clicking wierd or feel it and see if it is spinning. Something can often fry in a comp without any external evidence and the most likely thing to go is teh power supply. BTW dont buy another emachine. they are dangerous. My friend's caught on fire one day. it sucked anyways.
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Well, if the video cable is actually attached properly...\n\nFirst, reseat the video card to make sure that's not the problem.  If that doesn't work, then try clearing the CMOS (sometimes a jumper, sometimes you just take the battery out for a few seconds).  Sometimes after a PC has been sitting awhile the stored BIOS settings get currupted, so you have to clear the CMOS to solve it.  And if that doesn't do it, I dunno.  Good luck.
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It should happen in real time.  Give or take...\n\nYou may want to try a different media player to the one you're using - VLC is free and quite good.  Also, is your graphics card a current model with the latest drivers? You should also deactivate all utility software during the process - virus checks, background moitors etc.
582517
This is might the problem of you CD Drive, try cleaning the lens..
593549
If u have all the right codecs it could be   that your video player is broken....try using another player like mplayer..u can get it from http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html  if  that doesn't work,maybe your video card is broken,and you should replace it...but sometimes,it just that Windows it's working badly  a nd  you need   to reinstall it
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Noisey drives often have bad bearings. They spin very rapidly and wear out over time.\nThe fact that the light is on with no disk indicates a malfunction. Try erasing and reinstalling the driver.\nIt may be time to install a new drive. See a tecnician.