Custom pc with Blu-ray drive. - Blu-ray Forum

Shane5425 · 04-03-2008, 12:40 PM

I recently built a pc with a gigabyte ga-ma74gm-s2h motherboard , 2gb of ram,

the pc has a hdmi spot with a ATI 2100 hd video card.
my problem is that i cant plat any BD disk, i run the blu-ray advisory tool, and it says that it doesnt know my video card?? i have the latest Catalyst 8.3 drivers..

Any one else know a solution???? i bought this motherboard just for this reason...

Blaumann · 04-03-2008, 12:54 PM

have you tried to actually play a disc or do just think you can't play one, because that tool says so?

Shane5425 · 04-03-2008, 12:56 PM

i have tried on, i have Dragon Wars in BR tells me to run Advisory tool...

david2189 · 04-03-2008, 01:05 PM

have you tried playing any high spec games as the drivers dont always install properly the 1st time

Shane5425 · 04-03-2008, 01:05 PM

this is what i get, A critical component of the player requires Periodic updates. New movies could fail to play if the crital component is not updated promptly. Would you like to update now?

I select yes and i am basically downloading the full program again, i guess updated.. ill see if it works, some reason the Advisory tools gives me all green lights now.. as it was not a little while ago..

Shane5425 · 04-03-2008, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david2189

have you tried playing any high spec games as the drivers dont always install properly the 1st time

i have played Eve Online.. btw its windows vista 32bit..

Shane5425 · 04-03-2008, 01:16 PM

i got it to play, but is very choppy, is this common?

Blaumann · 04-03-2008, 01:22 PM

Are you using PowerDVD? Sounds like you've just updated to the lastest version.

Try to activate/deactivate the hardware acceleration under options and see, if it affects the choppy playback.

glogrono · 04-03-2008, 02:25 PM

Sounds like you have the OEM version of powerdvd, the one that came with your computer or with your blu ray drive. That won't get you very far, you really need to buy the Ultra version. Also, I don't think your integrated graphics will cut it for blu ray. I don't think any integrated graphics except a few of the very newest chips are fast enough for blu ray. You should buy a graphics card. If you're only gonna use it for playing blu ray get an ATI HD-3450 ($49.99). If you will be also gaming on this computer, you can get an nvidia 8800gts for about $150.

Shane5425 · 04-03-2008, 04:02 PM

k, i will try all your suggestions, i might just get that ati card.. does it have HDMI interface with sound built in?

and yes i am using the oem one that came with my dvd drive, of powerDVD

prerich · 04-03-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane5425

I recently built a pc with a gigabyte ga-ma74gm-s2h motherboard , 2gb of ram,

the pc has a hdmi spot with a ATI 2100 hd video card.
my problem is that i cant plat any BD disk, i run the blu-ray advisory tool, and it says that it doesnt know my video card?? i have the latest Catalyst 8.3 drivers..

Any one else know a solution???? i bought this motherboard just for this reason...

Strange - Cyberlink doesn't mention any of the new 2000 hd series cards in their system requirements (still list the 1600,1800, and 1900's). It may be a problem with PowerDVD if that's what you are using.

prerich · 04-03-2008, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane5425

k, i will try all your suggestions, i might just get that ati card.. does it have HDMI interface with sound built in?

and yes i am using the oem one that came with my dvd drive, of powerDVD

Therein lies your problems (I believe). Get (full versions) PowerDVD 8 Ultra or better yet - Get WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-Ray. That should solve your problems.

un4gvn94538 · 04-03-2008, 04:40 PM

i use the oem of powerdvd and only issue i had was yuma but was fixed with an update. why doesnt oem powerdvd work for most people?

GCW2216 · 04-03-2008, 05:16 PM

I have a similar setup. I ordered the Lite-ON BD 401S drive, it came with a BD Version of Power DVD. Every time I tried to play BD's the computer would lock up. The BD Advisor said my CPU needed to be upgraded, that is bull. I upgraded Power DVD to the Ultra version and everything runs fine. CPU usage is at 50-60% during playback. That is on an AMD X2 4000+.

GCW2216 · 04-03-2008, 05:19 PM

Also, I would suggest upgrading to the GA-MA78GM-SH2 board. HD 3200 ATI chip. Best on-board graphics out there.

glogrono · 04-03-2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane5425

k, i will try all your suggestions, i might just get that ati card.. does it have HDMI interface with sound built in?

and yes i am using the oem one that came with my dvd drive, of powerDVD

The ATI HD-2600 and up all can carry audio, but you have to use a dvi to hdmi adaptor that's made specifically for the card. It's still only able to carry DD & DTS 5.1 audio.

UltimateFighter · 04-03-2008, 05:39 PM

Is the ATI 2100 series HDCP compliant?

glogrono · 04-03-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltimateFighter

Is the ATI 2100 series HDCP compliant?

I'm pretty sure it is, but it's an onboard graphich chip. Not powerful enough for blu ray playback.

Shane5425 · 04-04-2008, 12:50 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102728
Just ordered that, i used nero showtime, it plays alot better but still shutters about every 6 seconds.. cpu is loaded down.. when it does shutters.. but i know the dualcore amd can handle it.. so i am guessing the cpu is gettin loaded down with video processing, ill update when it comes in.

Shane5425 · 04-08-2008, 01:09 AM

got it in today, and it works flawlessly, only problem was i wasted 2 hours watching dragon wars.... that was horrible, but the picture looked good... lol

04-03-2008, 12:40 PM	#1
Shane5425 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	Custom pc with Blu-ray drive. I recently built a pc with a gigabyte ga-ma74gm-s2h motherboard , 2gb of ram, the pc has a hdmi spot with a ATI 2100 hd video card. my problem is that i cant plat any BD disk, i run the blu-ray advisory tool, and it says that it doesnt know my video card?? i have the latest Catalyst 8.3 drivers.. Any one else know a solution???? i bought this motherboard just for this reason...

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04-03-2008, 12:54 PM	#2
Blaumann Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:verge of breakdown	have you tried to actually play a disc or do just think you can't play one, because that tool says so?

04-03-2008, 12:56 PM	#3
Shane5425 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	i have tried on, i have Dragon Wars in BR tells me to run Advisory tool...

04-03-2008, 01:05 PM	#4
david2189 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:183	have you tried playing any high spec games as the drivers dont always install properly the 1st time

04-03-2008, 01:16 PM	#7
Shane5425 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	i got it to play, but is very choppy, is this common?

04-03-2008, 01:22 PM	#8
Blaumann Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:verge of breakdown	Are you using PowerDVD? Sounds like you've just updated to the lastest version. Try to activate/deactivate the hardware acceleration under options and see, if it affects the choppy playback.

04-03-2008, 02:25 PM	#9
glogrono Active Member Member since:Jan 2008	Sounds like you have the OEM version of powerdvd, the one that came with your computer or with your blu ray drive. That won't get you very far, you really need to buy the Ultra version. Also, I don't think your integrated graphics will cut it for blu ray. I don't think any integrated graphics except a few of the very newest chips are fast enough for blu ray. You should buy a graphics card. If you're only gonna use it for playing blu ray get an ATI HD-3450 ($49.99). If you will be also gaming on this computer, you can get an nvidia 8800gts for about $150.

04-03-2008, 04:02 PM	#10
Shane5425 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	k, i will try all your suggestions, i might just get that ati card.. does it have HDMI interface with sound built in? and yes i am using the oem one that came with my dvd drive, of powerDVD

04-03-2008, 04:40 PM	#13
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	i use the oem of powerdvd and only issue i had was yuma but was fixed with an update. why doesnt oem powerdvd work for most people?

04-03-2008, 05:16 PM	#14
GCW2216 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	I have a similar setup. I ordered the Lite-ON BD 401S drive, it came with a BD Version of Power DVD. Every time I tried to play BD's the computer would lock up. The BD Advisor said my CPU needed to be upgraded, that is bull. I upgraded Power DVD to the Ultra version and everything runs fine. CPU usage is at 50-60% during playback. That is on an AMD X2 4000+.

04-03-2008, 05:19 PM	#15
GCW2216 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	Also, I would suggest upgrading to the GA-MA78GM-SH2 board. HD 3200 ATI chip. Best on-board graphics out there.

04-03-2008, 05:39 PM	#17
UltimateFighter Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Snohomish, WA Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	Is the ATI 2100 series HDCP compliant?

04-04-2008, 12:50 AM	#19
Shane5425 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102728 Just ordered that, i used nero showtime, it plays alot better but still shutters about every 6 seconds.. cpu is loaded down.. when it does shutters.. but i know the dualcore amd can handle it.. so i am guessing the cpu is gettin loaded down with video processing, ill update when it comes in.

04-08-2008, 01:09 AM	#20
Shane5425 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	got it in today, and it works flawlessly, only problem was i wasted 2 hours watching dragon wars.... that was horrible, but the picture looked good... lol

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