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    Random shuttering when playing music

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by airborn334, Feb 19, 2012.

  1. airborn334

    airborn334 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone, ive got random shuttering when playing music... not sure if its affecting gameplay, havent tested it, but i took a screenshot of my specs, temps, ect. any ideas?
     
    airborn334, Feb 19, 2012
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    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    Airborn, you tried reinstalling your IDT audio drivers?

    M17x R2 IDT AUDIO DRIVER

    you also could be suffering some DPC Latency..this article provides a DPC Latency checker and solution. It is about a dell xps computer, but it applies to your R2 too
     
    SlickDude80, Feb 19, 2012
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