Assigning IRQs for Legacy Software

[smata67]

I am having this problem with Windows 95, but solution might be same
for 2000 (not much activity over at the 95 area!).

I am running Doom2 and not getting any sound. The program requires
that the soundcard have IRQ 2, 4 or 7. The problem is that my
soundcard (SB Live!) is automatically assigned IRQ3 and cannot be
changed manually to anything else (under Devices). By the way, I no
longer need my parallel port (typically assigned IRQ 4, I thought).

Is there any way (in Windows 95) to force an IRQ assigned on my sound
card so that I can get it to work under Doom2? I looked around on
other devices to see if I could free up 2,4, or 7 by assigning a free
IRQ, but couldn't, looks like the system is using them all up.

I have some legacy sound cards around that are not plug and play, can
IRQs be assigned via jumpers on those? I will probably have to go into
the BIOS and make sure it is setup for non PnP, right?

 

[John John]

Someone here might have the answer for you but you will have MUCH better
luck if you post your request to one of the Windows 95 groups. The
groups might be pretty quiet but I can assure you that there are still
some folks who are VERY knowledgeable with Windows 95 who do their daily
review of the posts on these groups! Just post there and give it a bit
of time and you will get very good help. Maybe post to one of these:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win95.setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion

John

 

[smata67]

I will do that thanks.

Someone here might have the answer for you but you will have MUCH better
luck if you post your request to one of the Windows 95 groups. The
groups might be pretty quiet but I can assure you that there are still
some folks who are VERY knowledgeable with Windows 95 who do their daily
review of the posts on these groups! Just post there and give it a bit
of time and you will get very good help. Maybe post to one of these:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win95.setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion

John

 

[John John]

You're welcome. Another thought, if you cannot find help in the Windows
95 groups, the folks in the very active Windows 98 groups would probably
be familiar with the kind of problem you are experiencing and be able to
help. Windows 98 has way more in common with Windows 95 than Windows
2000 does. Good luck.

John