IRQ problems....

[infusco]

Hey there, I seem to be having problems with the IRQs with my new motherboard which seems to be upsetting my soundcard. I was wondering if anyone knows for sure how I can change my IRQ setting for my soundcard.

My motherboard is the Abit KT7a, running a Duron 900, 320Mb 100Mhz ram, Windows98 and my sound card is the (old yet still doing alright) Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI.

Thanks, and any help is appreciated.

infusco

 

[SleepyKat]

Two possible problems there.

If you are using a PS/2 mouse and you don't need a 2 serial post. You may want to consider deactivating the second serial port in your BIOS to free up a IRQ for the sound card. PS/2 mouse takes an IRQ (IRQ 12). Sound like your sound card is getting bumped by a network card which was bumped by the PS/2. The older sound cards like IRQ 5.

The other is that you have a legacy sound card that requires you to manually set the IRQ settings in your BIOS instead of going auto.

 

[infusco]

The sound card is using IRQ11, sharing with the network card, "ACPI IRQ holder for PCI IRQ steerings" and "SCI ACPI used by the ACPI bus".

Thanks for the help.

infusco

 

[roc]

Relocate the Soundcard

[Move the card to another PCI slot. 2 PCI slots on the KT7 boards share IRQ. You can also re route the IRQ in you BIOS.




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[Tacoman667]

My SBLIVE works best in the 3rd slot from the top. It shares nuthin with anything else in my system so this is the best position for it.

 

[roc]

Any luck ?