americanpie3
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IRQ's in Windows 2000
Hello everyone,
I have an Asus P2B-f board which was flashed a little while ago. I bought myself a PIII 800 because this board can accept this CPU because of the flash. I boot my PC and everything seems to be working fine then my PC freezes. It could be when I'm playing RTCW or AOM or just browsing the net. When troubleshooting I noticed that in DM under View resources by connection under IRQ that 5 devices are under IRQ 9. The sound card, display adaptor, nic, USB ports, and something else sharing this IRQ. I go into the BIOS and disable my com ports (I don't need them) to free up some IRQ's. I reboot adn see the BIOS screen and everything looks OK. I check the DM again and all 5 devices are STILL under IRQ 9. The 2 things which are frustrating is that ONE, when I go to the resources tab Windows won't allow me to change the IRQ settings because it is greyed out and no conflicts are reporting. The second thing that's is frustration is that IRQ's 5, 11 and 15 are free yet windows decides to use the same IRQ.
One last thing, when I boot into safe mode everything look beautiful all the devices have their own IRQ's. When I boot normally IRQ 9 is again shared.
PLEASE ANY SUGGESTION WILL DO.
I have an Asus P2B-f board which was flashed a little while ago. I bought myself a PIII 800 because this board can accept this CPU because of the flash. I boot my PC and everything seems to be working fine then my PC freezes. It could be when I'm playing RTCW or AOM or just browsing the net. When troubleshooting I noticed that in DM under View resources by connection under IRQ that 5 devices are under IRQ 9. The sound card, display adaptor, nic, USB ports, and something else sharing this IRQ. I go into the BIOS and disable my com ports (I don't need them) to free up some IRQ's. I reboot adn see the BIOS screen and everything looks OK. I check the DM again and all 5 devices are STILL under IRQ 9. The 2 things which are frustrating is that ONE, when I go to the resources tab Windows won't allow me to change the IRQ settings because it is greyed out and no conflicts are reporting. The second thing that's is frustration is that IRQ's 5, 11 and 15 are free yet windows decides to use the same IRQ.
One last thing, when I boot into safe mode everything look beautiful all the devices have their own IRQ's. When I boot normally IRQ 9 is again shared.
PLEASE ANY SUGGESTION WILL DO.
Hi pforeman,
And a full description from the mighty CrazyOne http://oldlook.experts-exchange.com/questions/20456956/IRQ-assignment-in-WIN2000.html?query=irq+acpi&searchType=topic
Cheers!
And a full description from the mighty CrazyOne http://oldlook.experts-exchange.com/questions/20456956/IRQ-assignment-in-WIN2000.html?query=irq+acpi&searchType=topic
Cheers!
ASKER
I'm not paniced just not pleased. I was advised that one thing that is important is to leave the first PCI slot free because it could automatically share the same IRQ as the agp. Is this also true?
well;
there is a trick to change the irq settings
but it has some downsides to it
ex. computer doesn't power off anymore
in device manager change "acpi computer" to "standard pc" manually
then the computer will reboot and will reinstall al of you'r devices under different irq's
some might still share but most of then have there own private irq
it is a risky procedure do it only if you don't mind if it goes wrong
have fun
:)
there is a trick to change the irq settings
but it has some downsides to it
ex. computer doesn't power off anymore
in device manager change "acpi computer" to "standard pc" manually
then the computer will reboot and will reinstall al of you'r devices under different irq's
some might still share but most of then have there own private irq
it is a risky procedure do it only if you don't mind if it goes wrong
have fun
:)
ASKER
I won't mind if it stops my PC from freezing. How would I change that in DM?
Will I have the same problem if I format and reinstall XP Pro?
Will I have the same problem if I format and reinstall XP Pro?
>>> Will I have the same problem if I format and reinstall XP Pro?
If that is a relatively easy option it would be worth a try as it would straighten out any possible problems with the system drivers.
If that is a relatively easy option it would be worth a try as it would straighten out any possible problems with the system drivers.
>>Will I have the same problem if I format and reinstall XP Pro
As Crazyone pointed out in the link above, YES providing you change the Power settings before a reinstall (in the BIOS) but its a bit like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut :0) unless its a fresh install anyway and youre not too bothered
Pete
As Crazyone pointed out in the link above, YES providing you change the Power settings before a reinstall (in the BIOS) but its a bit like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut :0) unless its a fresh install anyway and youre not too bothered
Pete
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<<<is to leave the first PCI slot free because it could automatically share the same IRQ as the agp.>>>
It depends on your MoBo, but for most I've dealt with it's true, however you should check your manual and see wich IRQ is used by the AGP slot and wich PCI also use the same IRQ
It depends on your MoBo, but for most I've dealt with it's true, however you should check your manual and see wich IRQ is used by the AGP slot and wich PCI also use the same IRQ
Thanks for the grade and score. WHat was it, just out of curiousity?
ASKER
The CPU is a piece of crap. Put the old one in and hasn't frozen on me since.
I had an 800 Piii and two 750's; THey died. I have some older AMD's that are still ticking. I dunno; I think Intel had an entire line of crap for a while.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Pete