Brighteyes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I just recently installed Windows 2000 Pro on my home computer.
> Please keep in mind that I have no clue how to really run this yet as I have
> never worked on an NT machine ever.
> I had Windows 98SE and before that Windows 98 First Edition. Thats all and
> have only had puters for 3 years now.
> Meaning I am not that computer literate. I know a little but thats is all.
>
> So the problem is no matter what new drivers I put in, everying is now going
> to IRQ 9.
> Including my Video Card which is a 3DFX Voodoo 3-3000 AGP no TV. It has its
> own AGP slot and that
> should not be going in 9 and neither should my sound card.
> I went to Device manager to each place where the resources are and all the
> areas where you can usually change them
> are faded out and locked solid. I cannot change these manually there at all.
> :-(
>

Is the machine running properly? If so, then don't worry about it. If the
motherboard is capable, Windows 2000 does IRQ resource management using ACPI,
and assigns them differently than Windows 98. In fact, it is not unusual to see
IRQ's above 16! My dual P-III system running Windows 2000 has devices at IRQ's
18, 19, and 20.

With Windows 2000, you can't second guess where it may virtualize the IRQ's.


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