[Avalan]

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Operating System Version:Win98
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Im not sure if this has anything to do with my freezing problems,but in my System Information section,under conflicts/sharing, there are 13 items listed,some more than once.Is this normal? Shouldn't there be none listed under 'conflicts'? Help needed badly please!

[Admin]

Hi,

PCI devices can share IRQs, therefore you may see a device "IRQ Holder for PCI Steering" on the same IRQ has another device, this is normal.

If there are no devices in "Device Manager" reporting a conflict with a yellow dot and exclamation mark then you're probably OK.

If there are any devices listed in "System Information" conflict section that are causing you concerns, let me know what they are.

[Avalan]

Thx for replying,heres a copy of my IRQ list.I was told by a technician at Creative Labs that my sound card(SB) should never share an IRQ with something else.As you can see,its shared on #10.I've looked into my BIOS to see where I could possibly reassign it,but can't figure it out.Any ideas?I read that it's possible to reserve IRQs,but my BIOS doesn't look like the one they described,so I'm lost there.


0   System timer
1   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2   Programmable interrupt controller
3   Communications Port (COM2)
4   Communications Port (COM1)
5   (free)
6   Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7   ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
8   System CMOS/real time clock
9   D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Rev A)
9   VIA VT83C572/VT82C586 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
9   VIA VT83C572/VT82C586 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
9   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
10   Creative Sound Blaster PCI128
10   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11   NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
11   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11   SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
12   Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse
13   Numeric data processor
14   Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14   VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
15   Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15   VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller

[Admin]

Hi,

The "ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering" is normal in Windows and I do not think it is the cause of your problem. There is no way in any BIOS to change the IRQ "ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering" is using because it is put there by Windows.

You now have three different threads open with lock up problems.
I will close this one and we will continue the discussion here:
http://www.mytechsupport.ca/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=42&topic=1065