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Re: IRQ Headache +A
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Byron <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000 11:05:18 -0500
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Some graphics cards do not need an IRQ.  I don't know about yours.  I have a Creative Labs Savage Pro that claims performance is better if in the BIOS I tell it NOT to assign an IRQ to the video card.  Perhaps you could check into this.

Byron Wolter



> After much research on the Dell site, I have found that the IRQ's are
> assigned to the slots with no way to change them. So this leads to a new
> question. I have three available PCI slots and three PCI cards. Currently
> the USB and the NIC share IRQ 10 and the voodoo3 graphics card is alone
with
> IRQ 3. Will the graphics card work if sharing IRQ 10 with the NIC so that
> the USB card can have IRQ 3 all to itself?
>
> Kevin Weaver

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