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KevL · 2008-05-31, 01:30

Hi

I have the same motherboard as you. I also had big crashes (BSODS) with the cyberlink 7.3 codec. I found it was due to having enabled hardware decode for mpeg2 and h.264 in the cyberlink codec setup. Presumably the cyberlink codecs dont like the HD3200.

Now I'm using the cyberlink 7.3 codec for MPeg2 without hardware decode and I bought the coreAVC codec for H.264. Now I get a pretty good picture on my TV via HDMI for SD and HD formats with screen set to 1280x720.

I still get occasional crashes but these are now elsewhere in the UI rather than when trying to watch TV.

I also have the latest bios (F4) the latest mboard drivers from gigabyte and the catalyst 8.5 graphics driver.

If you decide to flash your bios DONT do it from the gigabyte windows app. - it might well ruin your day. Do it using the tool in the bios setup screen.

Kev

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KevL Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 123 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	Hi I have the same motherboard as you. I also had big crashes (BSODS) with the cyberlink 7.3 codec. I found it was due to having enabled hardware decode for mpeg2 and h.264 in the cyberlink codec setup. Presumably the cyberlink codecs dont like the HD3200. Now I'm using the cyberlink 7.3 codec for MPeg2 without hardware decode and I bought the coreAVC codec for H.264. Now I get a pretty good picture on my TV via HDMI for SD and HD formats with screen set to 1280x720. I still get occasional crashes but these are now elsewhere in the UI rather than when trying to watch TV. I also have the latest bios (F4) the latest mboard drivers from gigabyte and the catalyst 8.5 graphics driver. If you decide to flash your bios DONT do it from the gigabyte windows app. - it might well ruin your day. Do it using the tool in the bios setup screen. Kev