Lexia Tech Note #203011

Audio Clipping on Netbooks

Solution:

On certain models of netbooks running Windows XP, the sound and narration dialogue in Lexia Reading® may be clipped or stutter. To fix this, it is necessary to disable hardware audio acceleration.

To disable hardware audio acceleration:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices, and then click Sounds and Audio Devices (or, in Classic View, click only Sound and Audio Devices).
  3. Click the Audio tab, and then click the Advanced button under Sound Playback.
  4. Click the Performance tab, and then move the Hardware acceleration slider to a notch closer to None.
  5. Click OK, and then click OK again.
  6. Click Yes if you are prompted to restart your computer.

Known Affected Models:

  • Dell Mini 9 Inspiron 910
  • Samsung N130

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