Well, even THAT makes me feel better. It's this nagging problem that has given me a headache for over a week now, but it seems to be easing up with your comments. Thank you -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of taanzaa Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 7:13 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: IRQ's ? I applaud you for stating your problem so eloquently! Unfortunately I'm just here to give a compliment and don't have a solution for you...good luck! --- Rick <union865@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Can 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 > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk