Today's systems can share IRQs. What OS are you having an issue with? In fact, what is the issue?
Most of the time it's the out of date BIOS or one forgot to load the motherboard driver package.
Bob
I have an AD73 PRO, (AMD2000+) Skt-A, KT266A +8233A, DDR, ATX, AC?97, ATA133 Motherboard
When trying to install an NVIDIA GeForceFX5200 AGP video card I am having IRQ sharing problems. Can I force the IRQ for the video card through the BIOS?
I cannot move any of the other cards in the PCI slots. I?ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the cards and drivers but no luck. Is there a solution?
WINXP Pro isn?t allowing me to change the IRQ.
This is on NVIDIA's site [With more devices being included in today's PC systems, it forces system builders to install components that share IRQ's with other devices. Some components do not like sharing IRQ's and can lead to system lock ups.. Generally, the graphics card should have its own IRQ and not be sharing one with any other device. The only thing that should be sharing the same IRQ as the graphics card is an ?IRQ holder for PCI steering.? If you have anything else sharing the same IRQ as the graphics card, you must change that device's IRQ assignment. The easiest way to do this is to simply to move the device, which is sharing the IRQ with the graphics card, to a different PCI slot. Some motherboards also allow you to force an IRQ. Check with your motherboard manufacturer to see if this feature is available on your motherboard. Copyright

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