Hello,
 My desktop is a HP Pavilion running with Windows 98 and I bought it
for its 'expanding possibilities' as announced. It has in fact 5 free slots
to insert cards. It is a reasonable good fast PC.
When I now  plucked in my first card (SCSI for an adaptec device ),
big surprise: the computer tells me that there is no IRQ available and
that I should free some around here. (?!?) I did then sacrificate my
MIDI device on IRQ 9, and use it for SCSI, but the system keeps on
reminding me that I shouldn't do that.
As I understand, Windows 98 is taking care of all the interrupts for
it's plug'n play cards, or something like that.
Isn't this amazing? Having 5 free slots and not being able to use
them in a normal way as in the good times when you just could plug
anything in yout motherboard without problems!
Is there a way to get around this barrier? or what can I do?
Could any utility software help? Any hardware?
My attempts to ask HP or Microsoft have been unsuccessful.
Thanks for any idea on the subject
Joel Vandroogenbroeck

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