Asus P4C800 Deluxe: I look for info on "onboard LAN".

[Jones]

Hi,
I make editing video much.
I have Asus P4C800 Deluxe motherboard.
I have disabled onborad LAN in the BIOS because I have add a card of
capture video in the slot 2.
Among some days I will have to enable onborad LAN in the BIOS because
I will add a card. In fact I'd like to connect 2 PCs with networks.
Will I have problems with IRQ sharing?
thanks

bye Jones

 

[DanO]

IRQ sharing is not really an issue any longer, so long as you're using
Win2000 or WinXP.

 

[JBM]

Hi,
I make editing video much.
I have Asus P4C800 Deluxe motherboard.
I have disabled onborad LAN in the BIOS because I have add a card of
capture video in the slot 2.
Among some days I will have to enable onborad LAN in the BIOS because
I will add a card. In fact I'd like to connect 2 PCs with networks.
Will I have problems with IRQ sharing?
thanks

bye Jones

That probably depends on the drivers for your
card and LAN than anything else. And which OS.

 

[Paul]

Hi,
I make editing video much.
I have Asus P4C800 Deluxe motherboard.
I have disabled onborad LAN in the BIOS because I have add a card of
capture video in the slot 2.
Among some days I will have to enable onborad LAN in the BIOS because
I will add a card. In fact I'd like to connect 2 PCs with networks.
Will I have problems with IRQ sharing?
thanks

bye Jones

Fogar, what information were you given in the Canopus forums ?
The question is whether the RT card and another chip can share
an IRQ. The LAN chip isn't going to care - it should work - but
if the RT card has some real time interrupt latency requirements,
there could be a problem.

Why not just try it ? Enable the LAN chip, boot into WinXP, and
do some editing (rendering). Then, simultaneously, start a file
transfer over the LAN interface. See whether the RT works properly
while the LAN is operating.

Even if there is a problem, you might restrict your use of the
LAN until you are finished editing. Then, there will be less of
a chance of a problem between the two hardware devices.

When you enable the LAN in the BIOS, you'll need to install a
LAN driver. Check your install CD or go to the Asus download
to get files for the 3C940.

HTH,
Paul