QuickTime: Erratic Sound & Movies From CD-ROM

Music CD-ROM discs played from my PowerBook 540 computer sound choppy. The same thing happens if I try to play QuickTime movies from a CD-ROM. When I place these CD-ROMs in another computer, they play fine. Why?
If playback of QuickTime movies and Audio CDs are choppy, slow, skip, or jump around, check the following:

Step 1
If you have a PowerBook, turn off Processor Cycling (in the PowerBook Control Panel).

Step 2
On all Macintosh and PowerBook computers, turn off Virtual Memory (in the Memory Control Panel).

Step 3
Turn off or quit applications running in the background before you try to play the music or the movie.


This article was published in the "Information Alley": Volume II, Issue 4, Page 5
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012