And...
What is exactly a bus mastering device?
Roberto Safora Romay
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De: Peter Shkabara <[log in to unmask]>
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Fecha: Miércoles, 13 de Enero de 1999 03:59 p.m.
Asunto: Re: [PCBUILD] PCI slot makes a difference


>I am not sure if it is true of all motherboards, but mine has the AGP slot,
>PCI slot 1, and PCI slot 5 share the same interrupt. Since the AGP
interrupt
>is important for video, the device going into PCI slot 1 or 5 can't be a
bus
>mastering device. Although a sound card is not bus mastering, it does often
>cause conflicts. Anybody have additional input?
>
>Peter Shkabara
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>splash screen) and then start booting again. I remember seeing where it was
>recommended to try another slot so I did. I moved the card into slot #2 and
>it seems to work OK. Is this a common thing and why does the slot make a
>difference?
>
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