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Re: Where did they come from?
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Bill Nussbaumer <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:36:45 -0500
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>True Plug-n-Play cards are dynamically assigned by either the BIOS or the
>Operating SYSTEM when first installed. So I guess the answer to your
>question is that they aren't stored anywhere because they haven't been
>assigned.

Interesting that you mention that.  Could this have anything to do with why
my BIOS reports my PNP sound card as having IRQ 9 at boot up and ethernet
card using 5, while Windows98 reports the soundcard on 5 while the NIC is
on 10?

Bill Nussbaumer

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