I have a question about Resolving Hardware Conflicts:

Ok, after nearly a week of reinstalling and reformatting, I have stumbled across the only viable problem that keeps causing my Windows XP to blue screen. I have been told that their is a Device Driver problem, after much research, I coulden't find it. I do believe that after downloading a third party diagnostic that I have located the problem. My sound card (Hercules Gamesurround MUSE XL) is attempting to share an IRQ with my Network Card (Realtek Fast Ethernet). Both cards, which are supposed to be PnP are trying to share IRQ 17. Is this normal (I pretty sure its not.) and is their a way to force an IRQ assignment to a PnP card (I don't care which one) or, should I scrap the card, and purchase a new one? Any help would be aprreciated. Athalon XP 1800+ MSI KT3 Ultra (Mobo) 512 MB PC-2100 RAM ATI Radeon 8500LE (Running Catalyst Driver) Maxtor 20 Gig HD Realtek Fast Ethernet Card Hercules MUSE XL soundcard (??)

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in the BIOS or on some cards you should be able to change irq's


On Friday, July 12, 2002 at 12:29 pm, Craig Illingworth wrote:
>I have a question about Resolving
>Hardware Conflicts:

>
>Ok, after nearly a week of reinstalling and reformatting, I have stumbled across
>the only viable problem that keeps causing my Windows XP to blue screen.
>
>I have been told that their is a Device Driver problem, after much research, I coulden't
>find it. I do believe that after downloading a third party diagnostic that I have
>located the problem.
>
>My sound card (Hercules Gamesurround MUSE XL) is attempting to share an IRQ with
>my Network Card (Realtek Fast Ethernet). Both cards, which are supposed to be PnP
>are trying to share IRQ 17.
>
>Is this normal (I pretty sure its not.) and is their a way to force an IRQ assignment
>to a PnP card (I don't care which one) or, should I scrap the card, and purchase
>a new one?
>
>Any help would be aprreciated.
>
>Athalon XP 1800+
>MSI KT3 Ultra (Mobo)
>512 MB PC-2100 RAM
>ATI Radeon 8500LE (Running Catalyst Driver)
>Maxtor 20 Gig HD
>Realtek Fast Ethernet Card
>Hercules MUSE XL soundcard (??)
>

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  Have you tried uninstalling the sound card from the control panel, then shutting 
off your computer and moving that card to a different slot on your motherboard?  
I've read on the Net, that having the sound card in slot #4 can cause problems on 
some machines, no matter what else is or isn't installed with it.

  This should get the soundcard onto a different IRQ.   I don't recommend putting 
it on slot #1 if you have an AGP graphics card.  Usually whatever card is in that 
slot, ends up sharing the same IRQ as your graphics card.  Not a good thing, to have 
graphics and sound sharing like that.

  You might have to swap other cards around until you get a config. that won't cause 
problems.   Try to get this working WITHOUT uninstalling the network card, cuz you'll 
have to completely reconfigure your network connections and protocols if you do!

  If you do try moving the network card, make sure you uninstall "Zone Alarm" *FIRST*! 
  (if you're using it, that is..  ;P )   You don't want it getting in the way when 
you restart your computer.   Trust me on this.  Erg!

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You can't force a change in IRQs windows have a built in feature that won't let you due to there power saving feature. Go to microsoft's support website and in the search field type: Q252420 and it will bring up the article that will explain it all.


On Friday, July 12, 2002 at 12:29 pm, Craig Illingworth wrote:
>I have a question about Resolving
>Hardware Conflicts:

>
>Ok, after nearly a week of reinstalling and reformatting, I have stumbled across
>the only viable problem that keeps causing my Windows XP to blue screen.
>
>I have been told that their is a Device Driver problem, after much research, I coulden't
>find it. I do believe that after downloading a third party diagnostic that I have
>located the problem.
>
>My sound card (Hercules Gamesurround MUSE XL) is attempting to share an IRQ with
>my Network Card (Realtek Fast Ethernet). Both cards, which are supposed to be PnP
>are trying to share IRQ 17.
>
>Is this normal (I pretty sure its not.) and is their a way to force an IRQ assignment
>to a PnP card (I don't care which one) or, should I scrap the card, and purchase
>a new one?
>
>Any help would be aprreciated.
>
>Athalon XP 1800+
>MSI KT3 Ultra (Mobo)
>512 MB PC-2100 RAM
>ATI Radeon 8500LE (Running Catalyst Driver)
>Maxtor 20 Gig HD
>Realtek Fast Ethernet Card
>Hercules MUSE XL soundcard (??)
>

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What the heck is an Athalon? I've heard of Athlons before but never an Athalon. And all you idiots need to use Linux instead of windows, you perpetuate stupidity.


On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 11:04 am, Max wrote:
>You can't force a change in IRQs windows have a built in feature that won't let you
>due to there power saving feature. Go to microsoft's support website and in the search
>field type: Q252420 and it will bring up the article that will explain it all.
>
>

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You people who think you know everything are annoying to us who do. Being rude about a simple spelling error is no way to treat your fellow human beings. Something done intentionally to harm someone or the community is morally bad and evil.


On Sunday, October 20, 2002 at 12:36 pm, someone wrote:
>What the heck is an Athalon? I've heard of Athlons before but never an Athalon.
>
>And all you idiots need to use Linux instead of windows, you perpetuate stupidity.
>
>

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Not QUITE true. You CAN change the IRQ by changing the pci slot which the card occupies. If your motherboard is assigning the IRQs it assigns them according to the SLOT not the card. Change the cards slot and try again. Good luck.


On Friday, July 12, 2002 at 12:29 pm, Craig Illingworth wrote:
>I have a question about Resolving
>Hardware Conflicts:

>
>Ok, after nearly a week of reinstalling and reformatting, I have stumbled across
>the only viable problem that keeps causing my Windows XP to blue screen.
>
>I have been told that their is a Device Driver problem, after much research, I coulden't
>find it. I do believe that after downloading a third party diagnostic that I have
>located the problem.
>
>My sound card (Hercules Gamesurround MUSE XL) is attempting to share an IRQ with
>my Network Card (Realtek Fast Ethernet). Both cards, which are supposed to be PnP
>are trying to share IRQ 17.
>
>Is this normal (I pretty sure its not.) and is their a way to force an IRQ assignment
>to a PnP card (I don't care which one) or, should I scrap the card, and purchase
>a new one?
>
>Any help would be aprreciated.
>
>Athalon XP 1800+
>MSI KT3 Ultra (Mobo)
>512 MB PC-2100 RAM
>ATI Radeon 8500LE (Running Catalyst Driver)
>Maxtor 20 Gig HD
>Realtek Fast Ethernet Card
>Hercules MUSE XL soundcard (??)
>

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Some people just think that they are more perfect than other, that is fine with me, but for them the shock is only greater when they find out that they are not :)


On Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 5:30 am, Marius Koch wrote:
>You people who think you know everything are annoying to us who do. Being rude about
>a simple spelling error is no way to treat your fellow human beings. Something done
>intentionally to harm someone or the community is morally bad and evil.
>

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