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uptown jimmy is currently offline  uptown jimmy   
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Howdy, kids. Got myself a nice little 3-slot MB and am able to alter IRQ settings
this time. I see that one of my three EDS cards is sharing an IRQ with my
Matrox video card.

In the BIOS, my only options are to change "available" to "reserved" beside
each IRQ number. Should I just fiddle around with reserving one IRQ number
at a time until the EDS cards are all not sharing? I would obviously start
with the number being shared now, "16", I guess...

Jimmy
Re: IRQs [message #92105 is a reply to message #92104] Sun, 28 October 2007 19:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
emarenot is currently offline  emarenot   UNITED STATES
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Hey Jimmy,
You probably don't want the EDS card sharing an IRQ with your vid card. The
EDS pretty much likes to be on its own. As I understand it, it also likes
to be sort assigned to as "low" a slot as possible. I think mine's on four.
Your approach makes sense to me -reserving one slot at a time until the EDS
is solo.
MR

"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:4725108a$1@linux...
>
> Howdy, kids. Got myself a nice little 3-slot MB and am able to alter IRQ
settings
> this time. I see that one of my three EDS cards is sharing an IRQ with my
> Matrox video card.
>
> In the BIOS, my only options are to change "available" to "reserved"
beside
> each IRQ number. Should I just fiddle around with reserving one IRQ number
> at a time until the EDS cards are all not sharing? I would obviously start
> with the number being shared now, "16", I guess...
>
> Jimmy
Re: IRQs [message #92117 is a reply to message #92105] Mon, 29 October 2007 05:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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You definitely don't want eds cards sharing with anything other than other
eds cards. Disable lpt1, serial ports, anything you can to free up irqs
also.
Re: IRQs [message #92120 is a reply to message #92117] Mon, 29 October 2007 08:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
DJ is currently offline  DJ   FRANCE
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"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:4725c556$1@linux...
>
> You definitely don't want eds cards sharing with anything other than other
> eds cards. Disable lpt1, serial ports, anything you can to free up irqs
> also.

they will share with UAD-1 cards.
Re: IRQs [message #92122 is a reply to message #92117] Mon, 29 October 2007 13:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
uptown jimmy is currently offline  uptown jimmy   
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John,

Should I disable these things in the BIOS? And what is the lpt1?

Jimmy


"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
>
>You definitely don't want eds cards sharing with anything other than other
>eds cards. Disable lpt1, serial ports, anything you can to free up irqs
>also.
Re: IRQs [message #92123 is a reply to message #92122] Mon, 29 October 2007 14:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes in the bios, lpt1 is the old printer port
Re: IRQs [message #92126 is a reply to message #92105] Mon, 29 October 2007 19:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
uptown jimmy is currently offline  uptown jimmy   
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Alright. I can only "reserve vs. available" IRQs 3 through 15 in the BIOS.
The EDS cards are IRQs 16, 17, and 18, with 1 EDS card sharing IRQ 16 with
the video card. I have no idea how to change it, and Paris is still locking
up every so often. I assume the IRQ sharing is the problem?

Thanks for the efforts to help. Lordy, how I wish I had never fried that
first motherboard....

Jimmy

"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hey Jimmy,
>You probably don't want the EDS card sharing an IRQ with your vid card.
The
>EDS pretty much likes to be on its own. As I understand it, it also likes
>to be sort assigned to as "low" a slot as possible. I think mine's on four.
>Your approach makes sense to me -reserving one slot at a time until the
EDS
>is solo.
>MR
>
>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>news:4725108a$1@linux...
>>
>> Howdy, kids. Got myself a nice little 3-slot MB and am able to alter IRQ
>settings
>> this time. I see that one of my three EDS cards is sharing an IRQ with
my
>> Matrox video card.
>>
>> In the BIOS, my only options are to change "available" to "reserved"
>beside
>> each IRQ number. Should I just fiddle around with reserving one IRQ number
>> at a time until the EDS cards are all not sharing? I would obviously start
>> with the number being shared now, "16", I guess...
>>
>> Jimmy
>
>
Re: IRQs [message #92132 is a reply to message #92120] Mon, 29 October 2007 11:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Martin Harrington is currently offline  Martin Harrington   AUSTRALIA
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In my experience, they would share with most things..
Don't forget though, that the EDS card is basically a large video card,
(can't remember who said that, but it stayed in my memory bank..


--
Martin Harrington
Lend An Ear Sound
Sydney Australia


"DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:4725c556$1@linux...
>>
>> You definitely don't want eds cards sharing with anything other than
>> other
>> eds cards. Disable lpt1, serial ports, anything you can to free up irqs
>> also.
>
> they will share with UAD-1 cards.
>
Re: IRQs [message #92134 is a reply to message #92132] Mon, 29 October 2007 21:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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I thought the UAD was a video card... EDS is also?

AA

"Martin Harrington" <lendan@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:4726aebb$1@linux...
> In my experience, they would share with most things..
> Don't forget though, that the EDS card is basically a large video card,
> (can't remember who said that, but it stayed in my memory bank..
>
>
> --
> Martin Harrington
> Lend An Ear Sound
> Sydney Australia
>
>
> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote in message
> news:472602b1@linux...
>>
>>
>> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:4725c556$1@linux...
>>>
>>> You definitely don't want eds cards sharing with anything other than
>>> other
>>> eds cards. Disable lpt1, serial ports, anything you can to free up
>>> irqs
>>> also.
>>
>> they will share with UAD-1 cards.
>>
>
>
Re: IRQs [message #92137 is a reply to message #92126] Mon, 29 October 2007 22:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
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Did someone already suggest this... do you have an EDS card in
PCI slot #1? If so, get it the hell outta there, it will
automatically share the same IRQ as your AGP video card - which
pretty much renders your system useless.

My apologies if that's already been brought up or if you knew it
already.

Neil




"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>Alright. I can only "reserve vs. available" IRQs 3 through 15 in the BIOS.
>The EDS cards are IRQs 16, 17, and 18, with 1 EDS card sharing IRQ 16 with
>the video card. I have no idea how to change it, and Paris is still locking
>up every so often. I assume the IRQ sharing is the problem?
>
>Thanks for the efforts to help. Lordy, how I wish I had never fried that
>first motherboard....
>
>Jimmy
>
>"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>Hey Jimmy,
>>You probably don't want the EDS card sharing an IRQ with your vid card.
> The
>>EDS pretty much likes to be on its own. As I understand it, it also likes
>>to be sort assigned to as "low" a slot as possible. I think mine's on
four.
>>Your approach makes sense to me -reserving one slot at a time until the
>EDS
>>is solo.
>>MR
>>
>>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>news:4725108a$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Howdy, kids. Got myself a nice little 3-slot MB and am able to alter
IRQ
>>settings
>>> this time. I see that one of my three EDS cards is sharing an IRQ with
>my
>>> Matrox video card.
>>>
>>> In the BIOS, my only options are to change "available" to "reserved"
>>beside
>>> each IRQ number. Should I just fiddle around with reserving one IRQ number
>>> at a time until the EDS cards are all not sharing? I would obviously
start
>>> with the number being shared now, "16", I guess...
>>>
>>> Jimmy
>>
>>
>
Re: IRQs [message #92147 is a reply to message #92137] Tue, 30 October 2007 05:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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Get your manual and make sure you're not putting the card in any shared slots.
If the slot shares with internal audio, turn it off in the bios, if the
slot shares with video, put it in another slot. Watch the boot up screens
closely as they blow by to see if there are conflicts there too.
Re: IRQs [message #92152 is a reply to message #92137] Tue, 30 October 2007 15:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
uptown jimmy is currently offline  uptown jimmy   
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Neil,

This is precisely what I needed. It's gotta be the answer.

Now, the million dollar question: my new motherboard has on-board video.
My computer guy says it's PCI-express, which makes it better video than my
AGP card. Is this true, and if so, will removing the AGP card free up that
IRQ? That would be awesome.

Thanks to everyone for helping out.
Jimmy

"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIIU.com> wrote:
>
>Did someone already suggest this... do you have an EDS card in
>PCI slot #1? If so, get it the hell outta there, it will
>automatically share the same IRQ as your AGP video card - which
>pretty much renders your system useless.
>
>My apologies if that's already been brought up or if you knew it
>already.
>
>Neil
>
>
>
>
>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>Alright. I can only "reserve vs. available" IRQs 3 through 15 in the BIOS.
>>The EDS cards are IRQs 16, 17, and 18, with 1 EDS card sharing IRQ 16 with
>>the video card. I have no idea how to change it, and Paris is still locking
>>up every so often. I assume the IRQ sharing is the problem?
>>
>>Thanks for the efforts to help. Lordy, how I wish I had never fried that
>>first motherboard....
>>
>>Jimmy
>>
>>"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>Hey Jimmy,
>>>You probably don't want the EDS card sharing an IRQ with your vid card.
>> The
>>>EDS pretty much likes to be on its own. As I understand it, it also likes
>>>to be sort assigned to as "low" a slot as possible. I think mine's on
>four.
>>>Your approach makes sense to me -reserving one slot at a time until the
>>EDS
>>>is solo.
>>>MR
>>>
>>>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4725108a$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>> Howdy, kids. Got myself a nice little 3-slot MB and am able to alter
>IRQ
>>>settings
>>>> this time. I see that one of my three EDS cards is sharing an IRQ with
>>my
>>>> Matrox video card.
>>>>
>>>> In the BIOS, my only options are to change "available" to "reserved"
>>>beside
>>>> each IRQ number. Should I just fiddle around with reserving one IRQ
number
>>>> at a time until the EDS cards are all not sharing? I would obviously
>start
>>>> with the number being shared now, "16", I guess...
>>>>
>>>> Jimmy
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: IRQs [message #92153 is a reply to message #92152] Tue, 30 October 2007 15:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
EK Sound is currently offline  EK Sound   CANADA
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No, the IRQ will be used for a video adapter regardless... and the
on-board video will steal loads of ram. Use the AGP.

David.

Uptown Jimmy wrote:
> Neil,
>
> This is precisely what I needed. It's gotta be the answer.
>
> Now, the million dollar question: my new motherboard has on-board video.
> My computer guy says it's PCI-express, which makes it better video than my
> AGP card. Is this true, and if so, will removing the AGP card free up that
> IRQ? That would be awesome.
>
> Thanks to everyone for helping out.
> Jimmy
>
> "Neil" <OIUOIU@OIIU.com> wrote:
>
>>Did someone already suggest this... do you have an EDS card in
>>PCI slot #1? If so, get it the hell outta there, it will
>>automatically share the same IRQ as your AGP video card - which
>>pretty much renders your system useless.
>>
>>My apologies if that's already been brought up or if you knew it
>>already.
>>
>>Neil
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Alright. I can only "reserve vs. available" IRQs 3 through 15 in the BIOS.
>>>The EDS cards are IRQs 16, 17, and 18, with 1 EDS card sharing IRQ 16 with
>>>the video card. I have no idea how to change it, and Paris is still locking
>>>up every so often. I assume the IRQ sharing is the problem?
>>>
>>>Thanks for the efforts to help. Lordy, how I wish I had never fried that
>>>first motherboard....
>>>
>>>Jimmy
>>>
>>>"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hey Jimmy,
>>>>You probably don't want the EDS card sharing an IRQ with your vid card.
>>>
>>>The
>>>
>>>>EDS pretty much likes to be on its own. As I understand it, it also likes
>>>>to be sort assigned to as "low" a slot as possible. I think mine's on
>>
>>four.
>>
>>>>Your approach makes sense to me -reserving one slot at a time until the
>>>
>>>EDS
>>>
>>>>is solo.
>>>>MR
>>>>
>>>>"Uptown Jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:4725108a$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>Howdy, kids. Got myself a nice little 3-slot MB and am able to alter
>>
>>IRQ
>>
>>>>settings
>>>>
>>>>>this time. I see that one of my three EDS cards is sharing an IRQ with
>>>
>>>my
>>>
>>>>>Matrox video card.
>>>>>
>>>>>In the BIOS, my only options are to change "available" to "reserved"
>>>>
>>>>beside
>>>>
>>>>>each IRQ number. Should I just fiddle around with reserving one IRQ
>
> number
>
>>>>>at a time until the EDS cards are all not sharing? I would obviously
>>
>>start
>>
>>>>>with the number being shared now, "16", I guess...
>>>>>
>>>>>Jimmy
>>>>
>>>>
>
Re: IRQs [message #92170 is a reply to message #92153] Wed, 31 October 2007 05:46 Go to previous message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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unless you have loads of ram to spare
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