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A Tale of Two Graphics Cards
loadman:
--- Quote from: gamecreature on September 02, 2006, 12:19:48 pm ---The SB card wants to use IRQ 3 and the Video card wants to use IRQ 11. The Intel chip, oddly enough, doesn't use any IRQ. If I could find an newer card like that, I think I'd be set.
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I have two SB differnt souncards sitting here doing nothing, A sound blaster LIVE! and a SB16.
Do you want me to send you one ?
krick:
--- Quote from: gamecreature on September 02, 2006, 12:19:48 pm ---The SB card wants to use IRQ 3 and the Video card wants to use IRQ 11. The Intel chip, oddly enough, doesn't use any IRQ. If I could find an newer card like that, I think I'd be set.
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Did you try juggling video and sound card around into different slots? The IRQ is tied to the slot, not the device.
Did you make sure that the onboard video is disabled (if possible).
Does the board have any other onboard beasties that you're not using? Modem, RAID, etc? If so, make sure they're disabled in the BIOS if possible.
Are you using a PS/2 mouse? Using a USB mouse will free up another IRQ that the PCI slots can use.
gamecreature:
--- Quote from: krick on September 02, 2006, 08:06:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: gamecreature on September 02, 2006, 12:19:48 pm ---The SB card wants to use IRQ 3 and the Video card wants to use IRQ 11. The Intel chip, oddly enough, doesn't use any IRQ. If I could find an newer card like that, I think I'd be set.
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Did you try juggling video and sound card around into different slots? The IRQ is tied to the slot, not the device.
Did you make sure that the onboard video is disabled (if possible).
Loadman - I've got an SB Live sitting around here myself, but it's not a PCI card.
Does the board have any other onboard beasties that you're not using? Modem, RAID, etc? If so, make sure they're disabled in the BIOS if possible.
Are you using a PS/2 mouse? Using a USB mouse will free up another IRQ that the PCI slots can use.
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Yep, I moved the sound card from slot 1 to slot 3. I put video in slot 1. I disabled the Intel chip in the device manager. I'm not seeing any other onboard devices.
krick:
--- Quote from: gamecreature on September 02, 2006, 11:06:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: krick on September 02, 2006, 08:06:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: gamecreature on September 02, 2006, 12:19:48 pm ---The SB card wants to use IRQ 3 and the Video card wants to use IRQ 11. The Intel chip, oddly enough, doesn't use any IRQ. If I could find an newer card like that, I think I'd be set.
--- End quote ---
Did you try juggling video and sound card around into different slots? The IRQ is tied to the slot, not the device.
Did you make sure that the onboard video is disabled (if possible).
Loadman - I've got an SB Live sitting around here myself, but it's not a PCI card.
Does the board have any other onboard beasties that you're not using? Modem, RAID, etc? If so, make sure they're disabled in the BIOS if possible.
Are you using a PS/2 mouse? Using a USB mouse will free up another IRQ that the PCI slots can use.
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Yep, I moved the sound card from slot 1 to slot 3. I put video in slot 1. I disabled the Intel chip in the device manager. I'm not seeing any other onboard devices.
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Hmmm... what is the exact model number of your computer? There's usually a number on the front of the case, then there's another number on the back. There's also sometimes a "service tag" that's the most useful of all. With that, I can look up the exact hardware specs on the Dell site.
gamecreature:
Dell Dimension 2100. Service Tag 710NX01.
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