If the video and sound share the same IRQ,it would make sense that you'd see that problem while trying to watch a DVD, which requires your video and sound cards.  If all your IRQs are used up you'll have to disable or remove something.  If not, there are ways to force one of the cards, most likely the sound card to take a different unused IRQ.  Someone on the list will tell you how to do it, or you can save time by doing a www.google search for the information.

>Hello all.  I have a self-build system.  MSI KT4 Ultra with an AMD 2200+.
>MS win98SE is the operating system.
>
>At times, the screen will suddenly go blank and I will get no response from
>the computer what-so-ever.  Last time it happened was when I tried to run a
>DVD movie.  I checked the system and found that the video (geforce4 ti4200)
>and the built-in sound 5.1 share the same IRQ.  Could that be the problem?
>
>What else might cause the problem?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Charles E. White II
>
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