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Help please?:) (General Discussion)
Help please?:) // General Discussion
Aug 29, 2001, 3:42am
Ok.....I have a major problem but maybe not too major:)
When my soundcard is installed...my NIC card wont work....and when my NIC
card is installed...my sound card wont work.
The sound card is an Ensoniq PCI
The NIC card is an ethernet card like used with cable connectivity.
Any pc gurus out there want to take this challenege on? I'm thinking this
might be something with irq conflicts or i need to adjust something in bios
or cmos settings?
Thanks in advance:)
Bit:)
Aug 29, 2001, 12:34pm
Thanks Tyrell:)
I have a webcam plugged in that wasn't working either, I'll try removing it
and see if that helps.
I also noticed I have a netword card and dialup adapter in properties and
I'm thinking I don't need the dialup adapter since I'm on radio
connectivity.
I know...what a mess...LOL!
[View Quote]"tyrell" <tyrell1 at sk.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3B8C9BA9.50FAC9FF at sk.sympatico.ca...
> Hmmm... I had a similar problem when I was building my current system...
My fix
> was to remove my LPT1 Port (as I don't have any Comm Ports to remove it
was my
> only option...)
>
> Doing this allowed me to instal my TV Card... (or was it the Card for USB
3 and
> 4... Hmmm... no matter...)
>
> You don't actually have to physically remove the card, just disable it in
> Setting|Control Panel|System... (you can then toggle it on and off as need
> be... Ya, klunky, but was a quick fix...)
>
> Strange thing was, I was printing quite a bit before disabling it... Now I
have
> my printer sitting under a table... and don't even miss it. If I really
have to
> print something I just email it to myself at work and print it there...
>
> alphabit phalpha wrote:
>
NIC
this
bios
>
> --
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> "Eat well, stay fit, die anyway."
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>
>
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Aug 29, 2001, 7:53pm
Try to go into yoru System Control Panel--> Device Manager to see if there's
a Yellow Exclamation point beside either your NIC or Soundcard.. whichever
one isn't working. If there is, it's probably an IRQ problem that you can
fix right in Windows by going into its properties--> Resources and changing
the IRQs or Basic Configuration around.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b8cfd93$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Thanks Tyrell:)
>
> I have a webcam plugged in that wasn't working either, I'll try removing
it
> and see if that helps.
> I also noticed I have a netword card and dialup adapter in properties and
> I'm thinking I don't need the dialup adapter since I'm on radio
> connectivity.
> I know...what a mess...LOL!
>
> "tyrell" <tyrell1 at sk.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3B8C9BA9.50FAC9FF at sk.sympatico.ca...
> My fix
> was my
USB
> 3 and
in
need
I
> have
> have to
> NIC
> this
> bios
>
>
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Aug 29, 2001, 8:06pm
What PCI slots are they in? (They're numbered from top down)
Having a device in both 4 and 5 is generally a no-no.
Most BIOS SAY you can change IRQ settings, but 90% of the time (by experience) they don't work.
As Tyrell says, go into BIOS and power down everything you don't use.
LPT1, COM1 and COM2, onboard sound, onboard video, SCSI, all that extra junk you don't use. And clear out all those extra drivers
that might be floating around in Windows.
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message news:3b8c80db at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Ok.....I have a major problem but maybe not too major:)
>
> When my soundcard is installed...my NIC card wont work....and when my NIC
> card is installed...my sound card wont work.
>
> The sound card is an Ensoniq PCI
> The NIC card is an ethernet card like used with cable connectivity.
>
> Any pc gurus out there want to take this challenege on? I'm thinking this
> might be something with irq conflicts or i need to adjust something in bios
> or cmos settings?
> Thanks in advance:)
> Bit:)
>
>
>
>
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Aug 29, 2001, 9:30pm
Why not save some effort and try to correct the whole problem before
resorting to switching devices? :)
--
Chris
Eagle Scout, Philosopher, Peacemaker, and Kung Fu Master?
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame1.html
[View Quote]"tyrell" <tyrell1 at sk.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3B8D72C7.CE4A9E9D at sk.sympatico.ca...
> BUT... if the problem is that Alphabit's maxed out then odds are that's
the
> reason it's 'yellow'... It's a simple matter to just disable something
(pref.
> not in use) and reboot... This should shuffle the deck and the 'yellow'
item
> will find what it needs... (in a perfect world of course... :-) )
>
> I tend to try the easiest 'fix' first... Ya, I'm sure there are other ways
to
> resolve most problems but personally, I'm not flying the Shuttle... If I
can
> click once or twice and get 'whatever' to boot then I consider it fixed...
I
> also like the idea of just disabling anything I'm not using... This gives
me the
> option, without anything more then a click or two, to re-activate it in
the
> future... (of course you'd then have to disable something else to free
things up
> - but it's all done from the keyboard... If I took my case apart then I'd
have
> to clean the dust bunnys etc and I haven't any clean socks handy... :-) )
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Aug 29, 2001, 9:31pm
Gya! Deja vu! Hey, I said this to this post already...
--
Chris
Eagle Scout, Philosopher, Peacemaker, and Kung Fu Master?
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame1.html
[View Quote]"wing." <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3b8d6751 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> What PCI slots are they in? (They're numbered from top down)
>
> Having a device in both 4 and 5 is generally a no-no.
>
> Most BIOS SAY you can change IRQ settings, but 90% of the time (by
experience) they don't work.
>
> As Tyrell says, go into BIOS and power down everything you don't use.
>
> LPT1, COM1 and COM2, onboard sound, onboard video, SCSI, all that extra
junk you don't use. And clear out all those extra drivers
> that might be floating around in Windows.
>
> "alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b8c80db at server1.Activeworlds.com...
NIC
this
bios
>
>
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Aug 29, 2001, 10:01pm
I was having the exact same problem at first. I thought I had it fixed, but
all I did was make my computer crash all the time. It was because my GeForce
2 was sharing an IRQ with my NIC. I was pretty much out of IRQs. I looked
though my BIOS, disabled some IRQ setting, and made some devices move to
diff IRQs. I also disabled stuff in control panel. Disabled USB crap I
don't, com ports (network printer), and just about anything else I didn't
need. The problems ceased right after a reboot. ;-) Hope it helps ya...
-J.
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jeremy Booker
JTech Web Systems
(www.JTechWebSystems.com -- Coming Soon)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b8c80db at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Ok.....I have a major problem but maybe not too major:)
>
> When my soundcard is installed...my NIC card wont work....and when my NIC
> card is installed...my sound card wont work.
>
> The sound card is an Ensoniq PCI
> The NIC card is an ethernet card like used with cable connectivity.
>
> Any pc gurus out there want to take this challenege on? I'm thinking this
> might be something with irq conflicts or i need to adjust something in
bios
> or cmos settings?
> Thanks in advance:)
> Bit:)
>
>
>
>
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Aug 30, 2001, 12:18pm
Thanks everyone!
I will attempt anything to try and get some sounds back.
Is there anyway to tell if these things are or are not being used?
I know some show the name of the card etc, but if it doesnt show a
manufacturers name does that mean it's not being used?
Ya'll have been a great help!
Thanks again!:)
Huggggs:)
Bit:)
[View Quote]"jerme" <JerMe at nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3b8d824c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I was having the exact same problem at first. I thought I had it fixed,
but
> all I did was make my computer crash all the time. It was because my
GeForce
> 2 was sharing an IRQ with my NIC. I was pretty much out of IRQs. I looked
> though my BIOS, disabled some IRQ setting, and made some devices move to
> diff IRQs. I also disabled stuff in control panel. Disabled USB crap I
> don't, com ports (network printer), and just about anything else I didn't
> need. The problems ceased right after a reboot. ;-) Hope it helps ya...
>
> -J.
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jeremy Booker
> JTech Web Systems
> (www.JTechWebSystems.com -- Coming Soon)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8c80db at server1.Activeworlds.com...
NIC
this
> bios
>
>
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Aug 30, 2001, 1:22pm
This whole deal brings up an excellent point. When in the hell is someone gonna figure out that in the olden days you COULDN'T run
out of resources, in particular IRQs, and now it's all too easy to (I'm 100% OUT using just video, sound, modem and both IDE
controllers, leaving me with a disabled LAN, that's TWO PCI slots in use, and I paid for 5)
[View Quote]"jerme" <JerMe at nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:3b8d824c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I was having the exact same problem at first. I thought I had it fixed, but
> all I did was make my computer crash all the time. It was because my GeForce
> 2 was sharing an IRQ with my NIC. I was pretty much out of IRQs. I looked
> though my BIOS, disabled some IRQ setting, and made some devices move to
> diff IRQs. I also disabled stuff in control panel. Disabled USB crap I
> don't, com ports (network printer), and just about anything else I didn't
> need. The problems ceased right after a reboot. ;-) Hope it helps ya...
>
> -J.
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jeremy Booker
> JTech Web Systems
> (www.JTechWebSystems.com -- Coming Soon)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8c80db at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> bios
>
>
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Aug 30, 2001, 9:45pm
No, it has nothing to do with it... If an IRQ is being used by 2 or more
devices, it will have the device name inside the Conflicting Device List on
the Resources tab in the property window. Lol... that was a mouthful. :)
To get the property window, just click on the object and click the
Properties button in the Device Manager. If you didn't already know...
That's how you can tell if an IRQ is being used or not.
--
Chris
Eagle Scout, Philosopher, Peacemaker, and... Kung Fu Master?
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame1.html
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b8e4b22 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Thanks everyone!
> I will attempt anything to try and get some sounds back.
> Is there anyway to tell if these things are or are not being used?
> I know some show the name of the card etc, but if it doesnt show a
> manufacturers name does that mean it's not being used?
> Ya'll have been a great help!
> Thanks again!:)
> Huggggs:)
> Bit:)
>
> "jerme" <JerMe at nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8d824c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> but
> GeForce
looked
didn't
> NIC
> this
>
>
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Aug 30, 2001, 9:46pm
When Linux overtakes the market Wing....
--
Chris
Eagle Scout, Philosopher, Peacemaker, and... Kung Fu Master?
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame1.html
[View Quote]"wing." <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3b8e5a25 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> This whole deal brings up an excellent point. When in the hell is someone
gonna figure out that in the olden days you COULDN'T run
> out of resources, in particular IRQs, and now it's all too easy to (I'm
100% OUT using just video, sound, modem and both IDE
> controllers, leaving me with a disabled LAN, that's TWO PCI slots in use,
and I paid for 5)
>
> "jerme" <JerMe at nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3b8d824c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
but
GeForce
looked
didn't
NIC
this
>
>
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Aug 31, 2001, 1:01am
Well...did the irq thingy in Bios and no go.
Tomorrow morning Vid card changes places with audio card and I let her fly
out the window if that doesn't cure it....LOL
[View Quote]"sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> wrote in message
news:3b8ed04a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> When Linux overtakes the market Wing....
>
> --
> Chris
> Eagle Scout, Philosopher, Peacemaker, and... Kung Fu Master?
> http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame1.html
>
> "wing." <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:3b8e5a25 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
someone
> gonna figure out that in the olden days you COULDN'T run
> 100% OUT using just video, sound, modem and both IDE
use,
> and I paid for 5)
> news:3b8d824c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
fixed,
> but
> GeForce
> looked
to
> didn't
ya...
my
> NIC
> this
in
>
>
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Aug 31, 2001, 2:23pm
Can you change the IRQ's in Windows? Sometimes Windows is touchy about that
sort of thing.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
news:3b8efe20 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Well...did the irq thingy in Bios and no go.
> Tomorrow morning Vid card changes places with audio card and I let her fly
> out the window if that doesn't cure it....LOL
>
> "sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8ed04a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> someone
(I'm
> use,
> fixed,
move
> to
I
> ya...
> my
connectivity.
thinking
something
> in
>
>
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Sep 1, 2001, 5:19am
Nope...has to be done in PNP/PCI in bios
[View Quote]"sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> wrote in message
news:3b8fb9f2 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Can you change the IRQ's in Windows? Sometimes Windows is touchy about
that
> sort of thing.
>
> SW Chris
>
> "alphabit phalpha" <cy-awards at home.com> wrote in message
> news:3b8efe20 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
fly
> (I'm
my
> move
crap
> I
when
> connectivity.
> thinking
> something
>
>
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