IRQ's

[clem556]

Hi,

been invetigating my pc probs, reading faq's @ Nvidea I find out that my graphics card Geforce2 mx should not share an IRQ. yet looking at my system everything seems to bee IRQ11.

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2) OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 11 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 11 NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (Microsoft Corporation) OK
IRQ 11 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 11 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 11 VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) OK
IRQ 11 Intel(R) PRO/100+ PCI Adapter OK
IRQ 11 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK

 

[clem556]

How do I change them or is it ok?

Sorry but had to split up thread for it to fit.

 

[Lostman]

Most new BIOS do it themselves.

If you are having an IRQ problem and have a sound card and network card PCI slots next to each other (probably right under the AGP slot) then swap the 2. This has worked for me in the past.

 

[clem556]

The slot under the agp is empty.

I removed the sound card prior to checking system, as part of my fault finding.

I have checked BIOS to ensure agp has its own IRQ yet still shows IRQ11?

 

[clem556]

Thanks

Will try it and let you know.

 

[clem556]

Tried moving around and also forcing to different IRQ's.

Stays the same.

I also put back sb card so I could dissable audio controller as I could not move it. Thins lasted slightly longer but still bombs out with various memory errors.

Any ideas as to how to stop all PCI's defaulting to IRQ11?

 

[clem556]

System Spec

Soltek SL75 KAV (mobo)
AMD Atholon 1.2 GHz
512Mb Ram
IBM Deskstar 61.5Gb 7200rpm
300W hec psu
XP Home 2002 sp1
IE 6.0
Monitor CTX 17"
Teak CDR/RW (cdw5e8)
LG DVD ROM (drd8120B)
Floppy dd

64Mb 3D prophet (driver geforce2 mx/mx400 (02/05/03)) (AGP)
PCI 1 empty (space for cooling/large heatsink on above)
PCI 2 Intel (R) pro/100 network card
PCI 3 Pinnacle dv200/300 ieee1394
PCI 4 Sound blaster 4.1 digital
PCI 5 empty
ISA empty

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Will try to attach msconfig later.

 

[clem556]

I don't know how to copy msconfig.

It was not what I expected, rather than a file it has lots of tabs/screens.