Quick question here...
Recently Installed Windows XP Professional... and all things are fairly smooth . Just one issue that I am not too comfortable with and am hoping that someone might be able to shed some light on the subject for me.
On my previous OS's (98, 98SE, ME) each of my various cards (sound, video, network) all had different IRQ's. and if they didnt, I was able to assign them each their own IRQ. However, in Windows XP, I have several cards and On-Board Controllers all sharing the same IRQ. example posted :
IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 9 NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro OK
IRQ 9 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 9 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 9 Linksys NC100 Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
IRQ 9 Creative SB Live! (WDM) OK
IRQ 9 Promise Technology Inc. Ultra IDE Controller OK
IRQ 12 Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2 OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary BM Ultra DMA Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary BM Ultra DMA Channel OK
Now what I want to do is to separate the IRQ assignments for the various items on IRQ 9 to some of the unused IRQ's. When I go to the Device Manager from Control Panel.. and go to properties.. and attempt to modify the settings.. I get a message saying that the values cannot be modified.
I also tried to assign them in my Bios... but XP just seemed to ignore my assignments and lumped them all into IRQ9
so ..
1) is this normal?
2) how can I change it to assign each device its own IRQ?
System Info if needed :
ASUS A7V 133 MoBo with Promise Raid Controller and USB Onboard
Athlon 1Ghz
512 MB PC133
2 x 20GB 7200 Maxtor
GeForce 2 GTS 32mb AGP
Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer
Linksys NC100 NIC
any help greatly appreciated..
Recently Installed Windows XP Professional... and all things are fairly smooth . Just one issue that I am not too comfortable with and am hoping that someone might be able to shed some light on the subject for me.
On my previous OS's (98, 98SE, ME) each of my various cards (sound, video, network) all had different IRQ's. and if they didnt, I was able to assign them each their own IRQ. However, in Windows XP, I have several cards and On-Board Controllers all sharing the same IRQ. example posted :
IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 9 NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro OK
IRQ 9 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 9 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 9 Linksys NC100 Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
IRQ 9 Creative SB Live! (WDM) OK
IRQ 9 Promise Technology Inc. Ultra IDE Controller OK
IRQ 12 Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2 OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary BM Ultra DMA Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary BM Ultra DMA Channel OK
Now what I want to do is to separate the IRQ assignments for the various items on IRQ 9 to some of the unused IRQ's. When I go to the Device Manager from Control Panel.. and go to properties.. and attempt to modify the settings.. I get a message saying that the values cannot be modified.
I also tried to assign them in my Bios... but XP just seemed to ignore my assignments and lumped them all into IRQ9
so ..
1) is this normal?
2) how can I change it to assign each device its own IRQ?
System Info if needed :
ASUS A7V 133 MoBo with Promise Raid Controller and USB Onboard
Athlon 1Ghz
512 MB PC133
2 x 20GB 7200 Maxtor
GeForce 2 GTS 32mb AGP
Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer
Linksys NC100 NIC
any help greatly appreciated..
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