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IRQs, again [message #76103]

Fri, 17 November 2006 11:07

uptown jimmy

Messages: 441
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.

You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to IRQ
sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.

Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ assignments
are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
Microsoft's "knowledge base".

So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ sharing
was a likely suspect as I remember...

What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various PCI
slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ assignment
slists and glean some sort of way forward?

I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...

Jimmy

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76104 is a reply to message #76103]

Fri, 17 November 2006 11:19

John [1]

Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

Are you sure? Can't you turn OFF PNP in the bios and assign IRQs?
That's what I always did.
John

Uptown Jimmy wrote:
> Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
>
> You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to IRQ
> sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
>
> Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ assignments
> are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
> Microsoft's "knowledge base".
>
> So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ sharing
> was a likely suspect as I remember...
>
> What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various PCI
> slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ assignment
> slists and glean some sort of way forward?
>
> I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
>
> Jimmy
>
>

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76105 is a reply to message #76103]

Fri, 17 November 2006 11:51

EK Sound

Messages: 939
Registered: June 2005

Senior Member

Are you set up as standard PC or ACPI?

David.

Uptown Jimmy wrote:
> Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
>
> You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to IRQ
> sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
>
> Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ assignments
> are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
> Microsoft's "knowledge base".
>
> So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ sharing
> was a likely suspect as I remember...
>
> What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various PCI
> slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ assignment
> slists and glean some sort of way forward?
>
> I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
>
> Jimmy
>
>

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76106 is a reply to message #76103]

Fri, 17 November 2006 13:38

Mark McDermott

Messages: 204
Registered: February 2006
Location: Portland, OR

Senior Member

Uptown,

Look in the BIOS settings for PnP (or Plug n Play) OS installed and set to
no or off. This will allow you to make the IRQ assignments manually. XP will
then find those assignments and use them.

Hope this helps!

Mark
"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
>
>You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to
IRQ
>sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
>
>Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ assignments
>are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
>Microsoft's "knowledge base".
>
>So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ sharing
>was a likely suspect as I remember...
>
>What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various
PCI
>slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ assignment
>slists and glean some sort of way forward?
>
>I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
>
>Jimmy
>
>

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76112 is a reply to message #76103]

Fri, 17 November 2006 14:52

Messages: 1124
Registered: July 2005

Senior Member

Get a 13 slot Magma. Insert the host card in a PCI slot that doesn't share
with anything critical. then arrange the EDS cards until you find the
configuration that is stable.

Deej

"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:455e0641@linux...
> Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
>
> You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to
IRQ
> sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
>
> Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ assignments
> are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
> Microsoft's "knowledge base".
>
> So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ sharing
> was a likely suspect as I remember...
>
> What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various
PCI
> slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ assignment
> slists and glean some sort of way forward?
>
> I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
>
> Jimmy
>
>

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76127 is a reply to message #76112]

Fri, 17 November 2006 23:44

JeffH

Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR

Senior Member

Jimmy,

Echoing DJ's recommendaion. I'm running a 7 slot Magma, just dropped a
fourth EDS in, and it's working B-E-A-Utilfully.

Jeff

DJ wrote:
> Get a 13 slot Magma. Insert the host card in a PCI slot that doesn't share
> with anything critical. then arrange the EDS cards until you find the
> configuration that is stable.
>
> Deej
>
> "Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:455e0641@linux...
>
>>Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
>>
>>You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to
>
> IRQ
>
>>sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
>>
>>Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ assignments
>>are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
>>Microsoft's "knowledge base".
>>
>>So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ sharing
>>was a likely suspect as I remember...
>>
>>What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various
>
> PCI
>
>>slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ assignment
>>slists and glean some sort of way forward?
>>
>>I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
>>
>>Jimmy
>>
>>
>
>
>

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76137 is a reply to message #76127]

Sat, 18 November 2006 09:42

uptown jimmy

Messages: 441
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

Where'd you get that 7-slot Magma, and how much did it cost?

"Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message news:455eb793@linux...
> Jimmy,
>
> Echoing DJ's recommendaion. I'm running a 7 slot Magma, just dropped a
> fourth EDS in, and it's working B-E-A-Utilfully.
>
> Jeff
>
> DJ wrote:
> > Get a 13 slot Magma. Insert the host card in a PCI slot that doesn't
share
> > with anything critical. then arrange the EDS cards until you find the
> > configuration that is stable.
> >
> > Deej
> >
> > "Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:455e0641@linux...
> >
> >>Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
> >>
> >>You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to
> >
> > IRQ
> >
> >>sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
> >>
> >>Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ
assignments
> >>are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
> >>Microsoft's "knowledge base".
> >>
> >>So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ
sharing
> >>was a likely suspect as I remember...
> >>
> >>What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various
> >
> > PCI
> >
> >>slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ
assignment
> >>slists and glean some sort of way forward?
> >>
> >>I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
> >>
> >>Jimmy
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76148 is a reply to message #76137]

Sat, 18 November 2006 19:35

JeffH

Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR

Senior Member

Got it on ebay...ran me $280 for the case, card, and shipping.

JH

Uptown Jimmy wrote:
> Where'd you get that 7-slot Magma, and how much did it cost?
>
>
> "Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message news:455eb793@linux...
>
>>Jimmy,
>>
>>Echoing DJ's recommendaion. I'm running a 7 slot Magma, just dropped a
>>fourth EDS in, and it's working B-E-A-Utilfully.
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>
>>>Get a 13 slot Magma. Insert the host card in a PCI slot that doesn't
>
> share
>
>>>with anything critical. then arrange the EDS cards until you find the
>>>configuration that is stable.
>>>
>>>Deej
>>>
>>>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>>news:455e0641@linux...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
>>>>
>>>>You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to
>>>
>>>IRQ
>>>
>>>
>>>>sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
>>>>
>>>>Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ
>
> assignments
>
>>>>are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
>>>>Microsoft's "knowledge base".
>>>>
>>>>So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ
>
> sharing
>
>>>>was a likely suspect as I remember...
>>>>
>>>>What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various
>>>
>>>PCI
>>>
>>>
>>>>slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ
>
> assignment
>
>>>>slists and glean some sort of way forward?
>>>>
>>>>I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
>>>>
>>>>Jimmy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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Re: IRQs, again [message #76164 is a reply to message #76105]

Sun, 19 November 2006 10:33

uptown jimmy

Messages: 441
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

Ummm, how do determin this? Unfamiliar....

Jimmy

"EK Sound" <askme@nospam.com> wrote in message news:455e10ff@linux...
> Are you set up as standard PC or ACPI?
>
> David.
>
> Uptown Jimmy wrote:
> > Howdy! Long time no talky, as I've been a busy boy.
> >
> > You may remember that I was having those classic Paris feeze-ups due to
IRQ
> > sharing, with 4 EDS cards in a new Asus motherboard with 4 PCI slots.
> >
> > Finally got in touch with Asus, and they informed me that IRQ
assignments
> > are commandeered completely by Windows XP, a statement born out by
> > Microsoft's "knowledge base".
> >
> > So, I'm unwilling to disable USB except as a last-resort. USB IRQ
sharing
> > was a likely suspect as I remember...
> >
> > What are my options? Just tediously try 2 and 3 card systems in various
PCI
> > slots until I come up gold? Try to weed through the Windows IRQ
assignment
> > slists and glean some sort of way forward?
> >
> > I'm pretty lost here. I need at least a 3-card system...
> >
> > Jimmy
> >
> >

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