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re: change IRQ sharing Monday, October 6, 2003 at 6:14 am Posted by Lou (181 messages posted) The problem is probably not related to ACPI but maybe to programs running in the background. Run msconfig and check out what's listed and checked "on" under Startup. ACPI is an alternative to the old way of setting IRQ's and PNP and having several devices sharing an IRQ is perfectly normal. My SB Live 5.1 card shares its IRQ with 5 devices and plays fine. On Monday, October 6, 2003 at 12:39 am, Sebastian Bach wrote: >hi! > >i have a problem with my Soundblaster5.1 adapter under windows 98 se. >when my pc is active, my sound gets choppy. my configuration is as follows: > >win98se >athlon 1GHz >asus-mainboard (onboard sound deactivated) >geforce4 >soundblaster live 5.1 > >when i had a look on my system, i saw that the soundblaster shares an IRQ >with the following components: >Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller >Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller >ACPI IRQ-Holder for PCI > >i switched the soundblaster to other IRQs in BIOS, that worked fine, but the >3 other components were switched to this IRQ too (by windows). so my sound >was still choppy. >i also deactivated my COM1 and COM2, so i have some free IRQs left, but still >whatever IRQ i set my soundblaster to, windows sets the other 3 components too, >so the IRQ ist still shared. >i even took the soundlbaster out of my pc, restarted, shutted down, put the card >back in, restarted the pc. but that didnt help, too. > >in windows i cant manually change the IRQ of either the soundblaster or the >other 3 components. > >how can i solve this problem? >i want my soundblaster to have an IRQ all for itself. how can i make windows >to set Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller, Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal >Host Controller >and ACPI IRQ-Holder for PCI to another IRQ than my soundblaster ?? > >HELP!! > >sebastian [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: change IRQ sharing Monday, October 6, 2003 at 10:26 am Posted by mark (1036 messages posted) As long as it says "IRQ holder" or something similar like "IRQ Steering" then the system's fine and there'd be no need to start re-configuring the IRQ settings. There is however some conflict going on between this and another application. In the Device Manager, left click on Computers, View Resources and check to see if the I.O. values overlap between the sound card and another device. Also in the BIOS did you disable the on board or on chip sound(if that's indicated)? On Monday, October 6, 2003 at 12:39 am, Sebastian Bach wrote: >hi! > >i have a problem with my Soundblaster5.1 adapter under windows 98 se. >when my pc is active, my sound gets choppy. my configuration is as follows: > >win98se >athlon 1GHz >asus-mainboard (onboard sound deactivated) >geforce4 >soundblaster live 5.1 > >when i had a look on my system, i saw that the soundblaster shares an IRQ >with the following components: >Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller >Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller >ACPI IRQ-Holder for PCI > >i switched the soundblaster to other IRQs in BIOS, that worked fine, but the >3 other components were switched to this IRQ too (by windows). so my sound >was still choppy. >i also deactivated my COM1 and COM2, so i have some free IRQs left, but still >whatever IRQ i set my soundblaster to, windows sets the other 3 components too, >so the IRQ ist still shared. >i even took the soundlbaster out of my pc, restarted, shutted down, put the card >back in, restarted the pc. but that didnt help, too. > >in windows i cant manually change the IRQ of either the soundblaster or the >other 3 components. > >how can i solve this problem? >i want my soundblaster to have an IRQ all for itself. how can i make windows >to set Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller, Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal >Host Controller >and ACPI IRQ-Holder for PCI to another IRQ than my soundblaster ?? > >HELP!! > >sebastian [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: change IRQ sharing Monday, October 6, 2003 at 1:37 pm Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) There may be some helpful reading at these links....... How to Disable PCI Bus IRQ Steering in Windows Properly Installed USB/IRQ Steering "ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering" Problem Device Entry in System Information Tool JmC On Monday, October 6, 2003 at 12:39 am, Sebastian Bach wrote: >hi! > >i have a problem with my Soundblaster5.1 adapter under windows 98 se. >when my pc is active, my sound gets choppy. my configuration is as follows: > >win98se >athlon 1GHz >asus-mainboard (onboard sound deactivated) >geforce4 >soundblaster live 5.1 > >when i had a look on my system, i saw that the soundblaster shares an IRQ >with the following components: >Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller >Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller >ACPI IRQ-Holder for PCI > >i switched the soundblaster to other IRQs in BIOS, that worked fine, but the >3 other components were switched to this IRQ too (by windows). so my sound >was still choppy. >i also deactivated my COM1 and COM2, so i have some free IRQs left, but still >whatever IRQ i set my soundblaster to, windows sets the other 3 components too, >so the IRQ ist still shared. >i even took the soundlbaster out of my pc, restarted, shutted down, put the card >back in, restarted the pc. but that didnt help, too. > >in windows i cant manually change the IRQ of either the soundblaster or the >other 3 components. > >how can i solve this problem? >i want my soundblaster to have an IRQ all for itself. how can i make windows >to set Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host Controller, Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal >Host Controller >and ACPI IRQ-Holder for PCI to another IRQ than my soundblaster ?? > >HELP!! > >sebastian [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum