IRQ help

[leegold2]

Please see my IRQs below. I definately think I have too
much happening on IRQ 11. Could someone give me advice
on how too manage this for better performance. I'm having
sound card issues too. I also have a promise ata card that
all my storage devices are plugged into. My com ports are
currently unused but I may at some later date have ISA
56K dialup on com3 as a backup to my dsl. Thanks.

System Information report written at: 03/25/2004 08:26:52 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
11 Xpert 99/Xpert 2000
11 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
11 M-Audio Revolution
11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

 

[bluestringer]

Please see my IRQs below. I definately think I have too
much happening on IRQ 11. Could someone give me advice
on how too manage this for better performance. I'm having
sound card issues too. I also have a promise ata card that
all my storage devices are plugged into. My com ports are
currently unused but I may at some later date have ISA
56K dialup on com3 as a backup to my dsl. Thanks.

System Information report written at: 03/25/2004 08:26:52 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
11 Xpert 99/Xpert 2000
11 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
11 M-Audio Revolution
11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

It's not a problem. It's normal.

bluestringer

 

[JAD]

ASPI will take care of IRQ issues. If you have not 'reset the
configuration data' after upgrades
or movement of hardware, you could try that.
In the bios reset configuration data? YES
PnP OS installed? NO (this on most XP Os'd
machines does little one way or another)

'No' is what I have been using forever and have always had good luck
with that setting.

 

[Don_B]

Here's an AnandTech FAQ called "Why do all my IRQs have the same number." It
explains it.

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=47

As other people have said, it's normal with an advanced Windows operating
system.

 

[Overlord]

If your MB has APIC, enable it. It is normal for ACPI OS's to group
IRQs. In the olden days <G> you had to conserve your IRQs and
adding another card frequently meant you had to disable something
else to free up an interrupt.
Current OSs are designed to share IRQs to help alleviate that need.
If you install a non ACPI HAL you can designate the IRQs to each device
(within reason) but will lose some of the Power management features.
If your system is not running right, you need to upgrade your drivers.
Recent drivers are specifically written to share IRQs. Older drivers
most likely will not leading to system crashes and such.
APIC gives Win more IRQs to work with. One of my SCSI cards shares
IRQ 23 with a USB hub. Didn't notice offhand that anything else shares
but it's possible that a couple devices still share an IRQ here or there.

Please see my IRQs below. I definately think I have too
much happening on IRQ 11. Could someone give me advice
on how too manage this for better performance. I'm having
sound card issues too. I also have a promise ata card that
all my storage devices are plugged into. My com ports are
currently unused but I may at some later date have ISA
56K dialup on com3 as a backup to my dsl. Thanks.

System Information report written at: 03/25/2004 08:26:52 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
11 Xpert 99/Xpert 2000
11 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
11 M-Audio Revolution
11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

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[Shep©]

ASPI will take care of IRQ issues.

Did you mean ACPI? ;-)

If you have not 'reset the
configuration data' after upgrades
or movement of hardware, you could try that.
In the bios reset configuration data? YES
PnP OS installed? NO (this on most XP Os'd
machines does little one way or another)

'No' is what I have been using forever and have always had good luck
with that setting.

Please see my IRQs below. I definately think I have too
much happening on IRQ 11. Could someone give me advice
on how too manage this for better performance. I'm having
sound card issues too. I also have a promise ata card that
all my storage devices are plugged into. My com ports are
currently unused but I may at some later date have ISA
56K dialup on com3 as a backup to my dsl. Thanks.

System Information report written at: 03/25/2004 08:26:52 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
11 Xpert 99/Xpert 2000
11 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
11 M-Audio Revolution
11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

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[Shep©]

Please see my IRQs below. I definately think I have too
much happening on IRQ 11. Could someone give me advice
on how too manage this for better performance. I'm having
sound card issues too. I also have a promise ata card that
all my storage devices are plugged into. My com ports are
currently unused but I may at some later date have ISA
56K dialup on com3 as a backup to my dsl. Thanks.

System Information report written at: 03/25/2004 08:26:52 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
11 Xpert 99/Xpert 2000
11 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
11 M-Audio Revolution
11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

This is not an issue for modern systems whose hardware is fully ACPI
compliant.It also depends on the operating system.
In my Win98SE setup you will notice my Modem Enumerator shares with my
video card which used to be a,"No-No" but as long time online gamer I
can tell you it has no effect on performance.My WinXP setup uses
different IRQ assignments as my mother board supports APIC as does
WinXP.

0 System timer
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2 Programmable interrupt controller
3 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
3 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
4 Sound Blaster AudioPCI
4 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
5 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
5 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7 EPSON Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
10 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11 Conexant PCI Modem Enumerator
11 NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
12 Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller



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[JAD]

yeah I have a strange avoidance of the letter C

ASPI will take care of IRQ issues.

Did you mean ACPI? ;-)

If you have not 'reset the
configuration data' after upgrades
or movement of hardware, you could try that.
In the bios reset configuration data? YES
PnP OS installed? NO (this on most XP Os'd
machines does little one way or another)

'No' is what I have been using forever and have always had good luck
with that setting.

Please see my IRQs below. I definately think I have too
much happening on IRQ 11. Could someone give me advice
on how too manage this for better performance. I'm having
sound card issues too. I also have a promise ata card that
all my storage devices are plugged into. My com ports are
currently unused but I may at some later date have ISA
56K dialup on com3 as a backup to my dsl. Thanks.

System Information report written at: 03/25/2004 08:26:52 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
11 Xpert 99/Xpert 2000
11 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
11 M-Audio Revolution
11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 (tm) IDE Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

--
Free Windows/PC help,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
email shepATpartyheld.de
Free songs to download and,"BURN" :O)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm