Rule No. 1 of computing: If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it. I would not be
concerned about shared IRQs among PCI devices unless you do run into a
problem.
HH
"RD" <> wrote in message
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> They all seem to work ok. but I haven't had a situation yet where I was
> using all the devices, or most of the devices anyway, at the same time. I
> have had quite a few computers over the past several years and cannot
> remember ever seeing so many devices sharing a single IRQ. The Compaq BIOS
> setup screen seems very limited, and I'm not sure what can be changed to
> help the OS distribute the IRQ's better.
>
> RD
>
> "HH" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
>>A question. Do the modem, NIC, sound and USB work properly? If so, no
>>change is necessary.
>> If not, which of the four does not function properly?
>>
>> HH
>>
>> "RD" <> wrote in message
>> news:R5Kdnd7G-...
>>>I have recently upgraded the OS on the above mentioned to Win2K SP4. I
>>>have also maxed the ram out at 512MB and upgraded the CPU to a PIII 1GHZ.
>>>It is as stable as a rock unless I try to load the Lexmark X73 AIO
>>>printer driver along with a Kodak CX4320 camera driver--but that is
>>>another story. At any rate, the question for the group is why do the
>>>modem, NIC, sound card, and USB ports share IRQ 7? The modem is in slot
>>>2, and the NIC is in slot 4. Unfortunately, changing the position of the
>>>cards has no affect on IRQ assignment. Anyone know what is going on here,
>>>and how to fix it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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