Competition... Who's got the most messed up config? haha! look at me!

[JesTa784]

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 (free)
10 Vortex AU8830 PCI Audio
10 Vortex AU8830 Multifunction PCI Platform
10 SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211TX)
10 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead - English
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

crazy huh? any suggestions?

[alessandro]

Mate,
Start first by changing the position of you PCI cards (tip:as far as possible from the AGP slot....specially the possition of you Audio card so it gets IRQ 5...my SBLive! uses exactly the 5 and 9 IRQ ).
Also loading the defaults of your BIOS is a good idea

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[DuRaNgO]

ONLY MOVE THE ez CARD FOR NOW THEN COME BACK
JIM

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128mb pc-100
Mill G400 (YAHOO!!!) 32mb @ 165/205 with MGATweak-410mhz, 2.5, 2), PD 5.30 & bios 1.5-22
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SB Live!
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Synthetic CPU 3D Speed 9325.69 CPU 3DMarks
Rasterizer Score 2791.72 3DRasterMarks
Game 1 - Race 65.07 FPS
Game 2 - First Person 54.89 FPS
Fill Rate 268.79 MTexels/s

[JesTa784]

hmm... thanks for ur suggestions...
but actually... that smc ez nic has been at irq 10 before i switch it's location. The sound card is already at the last pci slot away from the agp slot.

Everything's working... so should i not change anything? or should i try to fix it before it crashes?

[JesTa784]

oh yeah.. i'd like to see that 32lbs of fans, heatsinks and ductwork durango...

[DuRaNgO]

if it's working, don't change aything, but listen for problems with your sound

hopefully soon, I'll have me a digi-cam to reveal my frankenstein
jim

[billko]

I'd say:

Don't fix what's not broke! You might wind up with something that looks okay on paper, but won't work any more. (ARGH!)

Bill

[everettes]

System Information report written at: 11/10/1999 03:11:37 PM
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
9 Matrox Graphics G400 AGP
9 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
9 Adaptec AHA-2940U2/U2W PCI SCSI Controller
9 Creative SB Live! Basic (WDM)
9 3Com Windows Modem PCI ADI
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
0 System timer
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
14 Primary IDE Channel

Read 'em and weep. IRQ's as listed by Windows 2000 RC2

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[GD]

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 TerraTec EWS64 XL Codec
6 (free)
7 EPSON Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 Intel(r) 82371AB/EB/MB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
9 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
9 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
10 Symbios Logic 22910 (896-based) PCI SCSI Adapter
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead - English
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 Intel(r) 82371AB/EB/MB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 Intel(r) 82371AB/EB/MB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller


look! two IRQ holders for the USB :-)

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[paulcs]

Oh, I think everettes wins. I've never seen anything quite like that.

But it works, and after much gnashing of teeth.

Ah, the joy of PC computing!

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[JesTa784]

hmm... yes.. that is strange... sound blaster w/ g400 and someother stuff...

but my setup just messed up on me unfortunately... my sound card drivers magically uninstalled themselves... any ideas?

how do i change irq settings? I tried to do so in system settings, but it said that the configuration can't be changed. For the IRQ at least...

[everettes]

After deciding to go back to Win2000, I'm now stuck with playing UT in SOFTWARE mode with rez set at 300xsomething and a WHOPPING 30 fps. GOD I NEED THOSE BETA'S. I just got tired of PhotoShop in Win98. PLEASE E-MAIL ME SOME DRIVERS GUYS. Software mode? Have PITY. And after chomping at the bit for two weeks just to get the G400 to work! Don't I deserve them. I've even had to suffer the humiliation of having the WORST configuration in the thread.

Good guys finish last! I even have LEGAL Win2000 beta's and RC's. There MINE, and MS will confirm.

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