maybe a tmpeg problem

[bigred3]

hi i just have a quick problem im not sure if this happens to anybody else.... when im converting a dvd ripp to mpeg using tmepg i sometimes fiind that tmepg will get stuck and it will freeze my whole cpu(this only seeems to happen when i leave me cpu alone, but when im doing something on it , it seems to work fine or atleast has not scrwed up yet), does anybody know why this happens to me , i've made it so that my cpu never likes go into screen saver mode or anything like that(probaly not my problem anyways hehe), but it's really frustrating...is there a option maybe i change in tmpeg....anyways i hope to here from a reply sooon (by the way i should mention this happens sometimes. ex. i did leave my cpu alone last night and it ripped hunt for red october fine, but later in the day when converint jaws 1 and 2 it happend to me again.....

hope someone call help me
steve.

[bigred3]

anybody have a idea? of what my problem is?

[DJRumpy]

Try looking in your power settings. Disable the hard drive shutdown, and any standby, or powerdown modes. You should also check to ensure those are disabled in your PC's bios if necessary.

Other than those obvious points, it could be anything causing your lockup, from power surges, overclocking, overheating, etc.

[job345331@hotmail.com]

hi,
i have had the same problem, and i found that changing my bios settings for memory timing and agp aperture helped slightly, andwhile it still crashes it isn't quite as often. i am going to fiddle around with my hard drive shutoff settings later, and if they work for tmpgenc plus i will post on this thread and let you know.
job

[DJRumpy]

One other piece that I can think of. Disable your screen saver. Set your monitor to turn off instead (display applet in your control panel). I've seen issues with screen savers, and video hardware/drivers cause lockups too.

[Saito]

tha DJ is right, since screensavers eat up pc resources, but turning off the monitor doesnt

[DJRumpy]

doesn't what? (don't you hate it when you do that?)

I mention the monitor off setting only to give an option instead of the screen saver, and to eliminate possible problems.

[Saito]

lol...I meant turning off the monitor doesnt eat up system resources like screensavers do