IRQ Conflicts

[campco1]

Kids dl'd some stuff off the net that threw my HD into a fit and I
had to start all over (reformat and reload everything). It's been
too long I last did this and I cannot remember how to handle IRQ
conflicts in WIN98 SE. Currently all my IRQ's are taken but the worst
is my video card (Graphics Blaster Riva TNT) which grabbed IRQ 11 along with my SCSI card. I'm trying to move the video card to some other IRQ setting that will allow it to co-habitat with some other device but Device Manager won't let me "Manually Change" settings. Do I have to go into BIOS setup or is it done some other way. Like I said it's been too long to remember anymore. Thanks for any help given in advance.

George
So. Calif.

[diurnal]

Welcome Campco1!
No there is no way to change the irqs manually through the bios or windows.Unless the scsi is a legacy device and you can reserve a irq in device manager, also if it is a legacy , you must have some type of program to manually set your irqs up in windows. There is one thing you can do to get the video card off irq 11, if its a pci video card put it another pci slot and it should get off irq 11.But if its a agp then good luck. Youll probably have to get a hard drive that is not scsi. But gives us somemore info on your motherboard and processer and we can help you better.

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[ranchdog]

campco.... If it is an AGP slot video card try leaving PCI slot #1 empty.

Which Mboard are you dealing with?

Seems like if a person has a PCI video card and uses slot #3 it will pick up IRQ 5. But that may not always hold true with so many different boards on the market.

A guy may have to play eanie-meanie with that SCSI card and see if it won't pick up a different IRQ.

Luck.



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[Paleo Pete]

In Device Manager highlight the video card, click Properties, then click the Resources tab. UNCHECK the box that says "Use Automatic Configuration". Then you should be able to change IRQ's. Same might work for SCSI card.

Sometimes the box is greyed out, in that case you'll have to play musical slots...

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[campco1]

Originally posted by diurnal:
Welcome Campco1!
No there is no way to change the irqs manually through the bios or windows.Unless the scsi is a legacy device and you can reserve a irq in device manager, also if it is a legacy , you must have some type of program to manually set your irqs up in windows. There is one thing you can do to get the video card off irq 11, if its a pci video card put it another pci slot and it should get off irq 11.But if its a agp then good luck. Youll probably have to get a hard drive that is not scsi. But gives us somemore info on your motherboard and processer and we can help you better.



My MB is an older Micro Star 5169 w/ALI chipset and yes, regretfully, the Creative Blaster Riva TNT card is an AGP card so I'm stuck with that slot. I've lost my original documentation and their website no longer carries it (although they do carry Riva TNT2 which I've dl'd and beginning to read). Otherwise, I'd hope to find a solution in there as to how to get the card off of IRQ 11. I have no choice but to get this working and fast because I am completely hamstrung to get myself back to work and I can't afford a new machine for another month. Any more suggestions???

George
So. Calif.

[campco1]

Originally posted by ranchdog:
campco.... If it is an AGP slot video card try leaving PCI slot #1 empty.

Which Mboard are you dealing with?

Seems like if a person has a PCI video card and uses slot #3 it will pick up IRQ 5. But that may not always hold true with so many different boards on the market.

A guy may have to play eanie-meanie with that SCSI card and see if it won't pick up a different IRQ.

Luck.






'Check my reply above. It's an AGP video card so I'm stuck with that slot.

George
So. Calif.

[Whyzman]

Hello George,

Hope this helps! One is the BIOS upgrade page and the other is for the manual for your Micro-Star 5169. There might be other things you need there. Site is: http://www.Motherboard.org You'll catch it from the other links but in case someone would like to bookmark directly. It's a resourceful site...pun intended!
http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/bios.php?model=MS-5169 http://www.msi.com.tw/support/manual/manual.php?model=MS-5169

I suspect the manual may be quite helpful for resolving IRQ Conflicts since your the ISA slots on there.

May all your dealings be win/win!

Whyzman

[campco1]

Originally posted by Whyzman:
Hello George,

Hope this helps! One is the BIOS upgrade page and the other is for the manual for your Micro-Star 5169. There might be other things you need there. Site is: http://www.Motherboard.org You'll catch it from the other links but in case someone would like to bookmark directly. It's a resourceful site...pun intended!
http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/bios.php?model=MS-5169 http://www.msi.com.tw/support/manual/manual.php?model=MS-5169

I suspect the manual may be quite helpful for resolving IRQ Conflicts since your the ISA slots on there.

May all your dealings be win/win!

Whyzman

Thanks for the links. They are very helpful. However, I have one question? On the Micro Star site the AMIBIOS upgrades keep referring to the fact that the various versions are for "PCB version .... only" and I am totally in the dark as to what "PCB" refers to or means. Can you help me with that? I don't want to flash the bios and end up with a bigger problem than what I started with. My current bios is version 2.4.6.8 which I'm assuming by the files located on the link you gave me that there exists a much higher upgrade. I just don't want to flash this older MB and bios and end up screwing it up.

George
So. Calif.

[mjc]

In most cases PCB is Printed Circuit Board version and there should be a little set of numbers along the side of the board and one should be either version or revision number.

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[iisbob]

My MB is an older Micro Star 5169 w/ALI chipset and yes, regretfully, the Creative Blaster Riva TNT card is an AGP card so I'm stuck with that slot.


LOL-first time i ever heard someone complain about an AGP port!! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/tongue.gif

You WANT an AGP port so that your graphics can perform up to there utmost! Even if you don't play games, you'll see a vast imporvement over visual apps using the AGP port ( since it is a direct route from your graphics card to the memory), many, many times better than a Comparable PCI graphics card.

ranchdog has the right idea, try clearing the PCi slot#1 next to your AGP slot, it should free up any conflicts.



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[ErnieK]

Campco - I use a SCSI scanner and had this problem with my card when I first got it.(ISA card).
I contacted the maker of the SCSI card and they supplied me with a patch to change the IRQ. (still have it somewhere but that infamous person "Mr Nobody" has hidden it from me) What I do now is, remove all cards except for the graphics the boot into the BIOS and reserve IRQ 9 (if it is an ISA card htese need IRQ 9-10-11 - not sure if it will work with PCI cards - better brains than mine will tell you) and then install the card. Reboot and the comp allocates IRQ 9 to the card. Once I am sure it is working properly I then power down I then go back into the BIOS, and cancel the reservation, and then install the rest of my cards, thereby forcing them to go else where. Hope this helps you.

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