-=PCTechTalk=- Re: IRQ's ?

OK Jim, thank you for the info. I'll give that a try

-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:02 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: IRQ's ?



Rick, are you sure ALL your IRQ's are being used? IRQ's run from 0 to
15, the motherboard uses about 1/2 of them for its built in functions.
Some mob's use just about every IRQ, some others leave a few available
for the card slots.
Some have certain IRQ's assigned to certain slot combinations along with
possibly some of the mobo's built-in functions.

sometimes you can free up an IRQ by shuffling which card is plugged into
which slot.

Some OS's, such as XP can share some IRQ's amongst multiple devices, but
not just any device combination.
I've even had some luck with 98se sharing IRQ's.

I've run into many limitations over the years with not having enough
IRQ's, my laptop has all IRQ's used with some things disabled, for
instance I either have my IR port working or my USB ports, but not both
at the same time. Sometimes you can shuffle things to get a workable
combination, you'll have to study your mobo's manual and the manuals for
reach of your cards.

-Jim-


Rick wrote:

>   The USB ports work if I enable them, but when I do that, it doesn't have
>any sound, because it uses the IRQ from the soundcard to make the USB ports
>work.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of The Keyboard Cowboy
>Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:37 PM
>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: IRQ's ?
>
>
>Rick,
>
>I'm sorry.......but I'm not sure you have answer my question.  I
>asked if you had even one USB connection on the computer that works.
>The reason I asked is that if you do, the simple answer will be to
>add a USB hub to gain more connections without requiring IRQs.  If
>you have NO USB connections, You may have to add a board to add USB
>to your computer.  Once you start on that, I am not a good resource
>for you.
>
>
>Regards from the
>"Keyboard Cowboy",
>
>     ,,,,,,,,
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>Scottsdale, Arizona
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>03/26/2003
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>When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that
>four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
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>¤¤¤¤¤ On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:04:20 -0600
>¤¤¤¤¤ Rick wrote:
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤ ave to enable the USB ports on that computer to get them to work,
>¤ and when I do that, I get errors from the soundcard because it runs
>¤ out of free IRQ's. So, I either have the USB ports enabled, and
>¤ have no sound, or I have sound with no USB ports.
>¤
>¤
>¤ -----Original Message-----
>¤ From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-
>¤ bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of The Keyboard Cowboy Sent:
>¤ Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:35 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>¤ Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: IRQ's ?
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤ Hmmmmmmm
>¤
>¤ Take two aspirins and call in the morning.
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤
>¤ Just kidding!
>¤
>¤
>¤ Do you currently have a USB port that works with all the other
>¤ equipment?
>¤
>¤
>¤ egards from the "Keyboard Cowboy",
>¤
>¤ ,,,,,,, ¿Ô¬ Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona
>¤ «:::»¤«:::»¤¤«:::»¤«:::» Tuesday 03/25/2003 21:33:50
>¤ «:::»¤«:::»¤¤«:::»¤«:::»
>¤
>¤ People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I
>¤ don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world
>¤ are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want,
>¤ and, if they can't find them, make them.
>¤ -- George Bernard Shaw
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>¤ ¤¤¤¤¤ On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:07:24 -0600 ¤¤¤¤¤ Rick wrote: ¤ ¤ ¤
>¤ ¤ an anyone tell me how to get more IRQ's???? I have a problem when
>¤ I
>¤ ¤ try to enable the USB ports in that the soundcard then stops
>¤ ¤ working, evidently because it takes the IRQ from the soundcard
>¤ ¤ and uses it for the USB ports.
>¤ ¤ (Does that make any sense to ANYONE????) When I go into the
>¤ ¤ Device Manager, it says that it cannot find a free IRQ. I did
>¤ ¤ click on
>¤ the
>¤ ¤ Hardware Troubleshooter, and it had 4 other items that I could
>¤ ¤ disable to free up an IRQ, but when I do that, and reboot the
>¤ ¤ system, (which I have to do after I disable something), it just
>¤ ¤ enables it again, and I have the problem all over again. Except,
>¤ ¤ when I disable the USB ports, and then everything works, except
>¤ the
>¤ ¤ USB ports. So, now that I've come full circle again. I'm right
>¤ back
>¤ ¤ where I started from, no USB ports, and a soundcard that works,
>¤ but
>¤ ¤ a system that does not have any free IRQ's for USB ports. So, if
>¤ ¤ I haven't cornfused anyone else, and someone can still think,
>¤ ¤ (this even gave me a headache), then can anyone give me some help
>¤ ¤ with this dilemma????
>¤ ¤ Thanks for anyone's help with this.
>¤ ¤ ¤
>¤ ¤ Rick
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