Newly installed G-Force FX 5500 OC Video Card keeps getting assigned to IRQ3 -- How to change this?
Windows XP, SP 2 installed my new G-Force FX 5500 OC Video Card (AGP, 256MB) to IRQ3 which conflicts with other things and causes my display to go crazy with every mouse movement.
Referred by card manufacturer tech support to Microsoft Article 299340, How to force a Hardware Abstraction Layer during an upgrade or an installation of Windows XP. Followed these instructions, selecting the Standard PC with C-Step i486, as the choise of computer type (Dell Dimension 8100, Pentium 4, 1.7GHz) to no avail. Did it twice.
Isn't there a simple way to change IRQ settings any more? Manufacturer suggested I reinstall Windows. Too much invested in current installation. Would take a week of my time to reinstall everything. Told that trying a different video card would likely behave the same way.
Ideas anyone??
Help!
Neil
Referred by card manufacturer tech support to Microsoft Article 299340, How to force a Hardware Abstraction Layer during an upgrade or an installation of Windows XP. Followed these instructions, selecting the Standard PC with C-Step i486, as the choise of computer type (Dell Dimension 8100, Pentium 4, 1.7GHz) to no avail. Did it twice.
Isn't there a simple way to change IRQ settings any more? Manufacturer suggested I reinstall Windows. Too much invested in current installation. Would take a week of my time to reinstall everything. Told that trying a different video card would likely behave the same way.
Ideas anyone??
Help!
Neil
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http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/change-irq-settings.htm
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Don't see that option in by setup.
are you refering to the BIOS? Or the link I posted? Is the Option grayed out in the device resource properties? if it is, try disabling it and see if the option becomes available.
Chris
Chris
I don't know what the ACPI is in the above post. The website states:
Warning: Changing system resources such as IRQ channels can result in your computer not functioning correctly, always make a note of the settings before you change anything so you can restore them back if required. If you do have a conflict and need to change an IRQ setting:
1. Right click on the device in the list (see above) and then select properties.
2. Click the Resources tab.
3. Remove the tick from the Use automatic settings option.
4. Select a non-conflicting configuration from the pull down box.
5. Click OK
<b>You may find you cannot manually change your IRQ settings (the Use automatic settings will be greyed out), this is usually related to the ACPI function used by Win XP.</b>
Warning: Changing system resources such as IRQ channels can result in your computer not functioning correctly, always make a note of the settings before you change anything so you can restore them back if required. If you do have a conflict and need to change an IRQ setting:
1. Right click on the device in the list (see above) and then select properties.
2. Click the Resources tab.
3. Remove the tick from the Use automatic settings option.
4. Select a non-conflicting configuration from the pull down box.
5. Click OK
<b>You may find you cannot manually change your IRQ settings (the Use automatic settings will be greyed out), this is usually related to the ACPI function used by Win XP.</b>
Here is some otehr information I found :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB%3BEN-US%3Bq314088&
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB%3BEN-US%3Bq314088&
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Thanks dj. Once I found what you were refering me to, it fixed me right up.
Appreciate the help!
Neil
Appreciate the help!
Neil
Sweet glad you figured it out.
Chris
Chris