IRQ Settings...?

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From: KevinK (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/04

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    Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:58:51 -0700
    
    

    PCI cards "Don't really" have IRQ seetings.

    They do, but share them through IRQ 9.

    If they are all PCI cards, I wouldn't worry.

    >-----Original Message-----
    >Hey, I've heard that devices sharing the same IRQ
    settings can cause them to
    >stop working. But I have also heard that in Windows XP
    it is normal for IRQs
    >to be shared. Only thing is, my sound card (Soundblaster
    Audigy), video card
    >(GeForce4 ti4200) and network card (HP EN1207D-TX PCI
    Fast Ethernet) share
    >the same IRQs and I think this could be a problem.
    They're all in IRQ 9.
    >
    >I need to know how to change the IRQ because I want to
    see for myself if it
    >will help. I've tried switching cards to different PCI
    slots but they still
    >retain the same IRQ as before.
    >
    >Thanks.
    >.
    >


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