Brother, can you spare an IRQ?

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by orion

7/10/01 8:39:36 PM

Brother, can you spare an IRQ?

I think he means that PCI cards use a different method of assigning IRQs than ISA cards. It depends on the BIOS really and the motherboard hardware. Some IRQs are assigned to certain slots, it seems, and if you move the card you can change the IRQ it uses.

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Presario 7110US, 17", color printer. $1499.97 Deal? - (Another Scott) - (21) - July 9, 2001, 08:49:53 PM EDT

Sounds good. -NT - (static) - July 9, 2001, 10:12:41 PM EDT

Wondering re Compaq - (Ashton) - (1) - July 9, 2001, 10:45:39 PM EDT

My mom's Presario 5000 seems pretty standard. - (Another Scott) - July 10, 2001, 10:31:11 PM EDT

Careful... - (bepatient) - (16) - July 10, 2001, 12:23:51 PM EDT

IRQs only an issue for ISA peripherals. -NT - (pwhysall) - (15) - July 10, 2001, 03:18:52 PM EDT

Umm could you expand on that? - (Ashton) - (8) - July 10, 2001, 06:37:20 PM EDT

Brother, can you spare an IRQ? - (orion) - July 10, 2001, 08:39:36 PM EDT

PCI's designed to share IRQs. BUT... - (Another Scott) - (3) - July 10, 2001, 10:13:14 PM EDT

Good crib sheet.. - (Ashton) - (2) - July 10, 2001, 10:43:36 PM EDT

Edge versus Level triggering of interrupts... - (Another Scott) - (1) - July 10, 2001, 11:03:08 PM EDT

See what you mean. Heh! an analog! e- problem.. - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 01:05:13 AM EDT

IRQ Sharing In Action - (pwhysall) - (2) - July 11, 2001, 03:07:09 AM EDT

Re: IRQ Sharing is a two edged sword. - (a6l6e6x) - July 13, 2001, 12:16:19 AM EDT

Amiga also shared IRQs - (SpiceWare) - July 17, 2001, 11:49:10 PM EDT

B*llsh*t. - (qstephens) - (5) - July 17, 2001, 05:10:45 PM EDT

Some devices do not work well with others - (orion) - (4) - July 17, 2001, 05:14:26 PM EDT

Why...________________________________"almost"____?? -NT - (Ashton) - (3) - July 17, 2001, 10:30:27 PM EDT

Why almost? - (orion) - (2) - July 18, 2001, 11:09:22 AM EDT

OK though not compelling for a non-techno wanting stability. -NT - (Ashton) - (1) - July 18, 2001, 03:52:58 PM EDT

You want stability for a non-techno? - (orion) - July 18, 2001, 04:53:39 PM EDT

Keyboard should be fine - (SpiceWare) - July 17, 2001, 11:53:51 PM EDT

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