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xp IRQ settings

Jun 4, 2004 12:02AM PDT

Hello my name is dennis. I am having a preplexing problem and could use some help. I have windows XP pro on a generic type computer. The problem I have is XP is assinging IRQ's and it has put my sound card and video on the same IRQ and when both are utilized my sound is choppy. I have changed the IRQ in the BIO,s but when XP takes over it ouer writes them SO I go into XP and reset them to different IRQ's and XP moves them both to the same IRQ. HELP PLEASE!

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Re:xp IRQ settings
Jun 4, 2004 12:17AM PDT

This is by design. You may be thinking about older machines and the problems of shared IRQs, but the new PCI designs allow for such with nanosecond overhead.

Let me bottomline an issue with your post.

No where did you share the make/model of your machine, if you have a current BIOS, installed motherboard drivers and the one big item is... you didn't tell why you were playing with the IRQ to begin with.

It's likely a problem you are trying to solve?

Bob

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A raspy sound card for me.
Jun 4, 2004 4:48AM PDT

My old Athlon didn't play nice with some SB Audigy. It was terrible. Fix? Moved it to another slot.

Lesson? Should have looked on the internet sooner. After I tried that, I found it was a common fix.

Lesson for you? Don't keep details to yourself. Make/model/age/atomic-wieght and more come in handy when trying to nail down your issue.

Share more, get more.

Bob

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Re:xp IRQ settings
Jun 4, 2004 3:55AM PDT

Dennis,

Is this a clean install of WinXP or an upgrade?

Just a thought....

If you're trying to fix a choppy sound card, when does it occur? During games? During mp3 or video playback? Have you tried installing the most recent audio and video drivers for your machine? Maybe the newest DirectX if games are the issue?

Hope this helps.

Grif