IRQ9

[HarU 0]

I'm having random lockups running W2K Pro. I've got a Creative TNT2, SB Live, and an Intel Pro 100 as my major hardware running on an FIC SD-11 with an Athlon 700. I found that my vid card, sound card, network card and USB ports are all using IRQ 9 and Device Manager won't let me adjust the settings.

 

Is this my problem and if so, does anyone have a fix for this???

 

Much Appreciated,

 

HarU

[Kyosho46vr 0]

I have the same Configuration and all runs fine, same IRQ arrangement too. I have to use

Win2K Microsoft digitally signed driver for a no lock running enviroment. If I load any other driver my system locks tighter than a wedge. Does you graphics card have a fan on it?

 

Ned

[DosFreak 2]

You are probably using ACPI.

1. Go into your bios and disable ACPI.

2. Go into Device Manager, Computer, and change it from ACPI to whatever it's supposed to be. If Bp6 change to ACPI Uniprocessor if it's any other mobo choose Standard. This MIGHT fix your prob.

 

I have a BE6 and have had no probs with having my Wintv, USB, Network card, G400 all sharing IRQ 7 using the latest bios. I have done hours of video capture and multiple benchmarks....BE6 solid as a rock. Of course... I made it!

[HarU 0]

I tried disabling the ACPI in the BIOS, but couldn't find the settings for it. I read that before in the Win2K resource kit and tried disabling it in Device Manager, but that option was also unavailable..

[DocSilly 0]

There are different ways to change from "ACPI hadda hadda" to "Standard PC".

 

- the dirty solution

go to device manager, double click Computer, select properties from your "ACPI ...", drivers, update drivers, display a list ... , show all hardware .. , Standard computers, select Standard PC, next OK etc and reboot.

You can also at this time disable the "power management" in your BIOS. Your PC will re-install all your hardware after reboot

MS advises against doing so. I agree, a clean install might be easier, you get strange stuff like "Local Area Connection(2)".

 

- the clean solution

a clean new installation of Win2000, I know, it's a pain in the a** to do.

You know what to prepare before doing a clean re-install, right ?

You can disable the power management in your BIOS but you don't have to.

Start the installation.

Right at the beginning, where it says "Press F6 to install SCSI ... " etc and hit "F5" instead. It'll open a new screen where you can select the type of computer you want to use (standard, uni, multi, acpi etc) and select "Standard PC".

You will see that Win2000 now uses the IRQ's more wisely.

 

I had a many devices on IRQ9 while there were many other IRQ's not in use (ACPI, SCSI, LAN, USB, SCSI, Video). It worked but I didn't trust this setup so I re-installed the system like mentioned above.

 

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[This message has been edited by DocSilly (edited 07 April 2000).]

[HarU 0]

Thanks Doc. After a couple of frustrating failures trying to reinstall, I finally got everything to work. Everything looks and runs good and so far, no lock ups.

 

Thanks a mil..