IRQ & Win98se revisited & ECS K7S5A, help pls

[dejacky]

00 System timer
01 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
02 Programmable interrupt controller
03 Communications Port (COM2)
04 Communications Port (COM1)
05 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI TX NIC (3C905B-TX)
05 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
05 NVIDIA GeForce DDR
05 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
05 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
05 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
06 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
07 Printer Port (LPT1)
08 System CMOS/real time clock
10 MPU-401 Compatible
11 Gamesurround MUSE XL Audio Device
11 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 Numberic data processor
14 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 Sis 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)


System specs:
ECS K7S5A motherboard (disabled onboard sound and onboard nic--too many network errors)
AthlonXP 1600+ (1.4ghz)
Hercules MuseXL sound card
3com nic
Geforce 256 DDR
Maxtor D740X (40.0GB ide 7200 rpm hard drive)
1.44 Floppy Drive
12/10/32 Liteon cdrw

How can I properly get everything on it's own IRQ without reinstalling OS? It wouldn't let me change IRQ's in system manager. I'd appreciate any help since this new setup has randomly been restarting in games & I've been getting audio dropouts/pauses during gameplay & also the system performance has been "jerky." calling all anandtecher's for your expertise. Thanks!

-dejacky

:Q

 

[HappyPuppy]

Have you tried removing drivers and moving the NIC and sound cards to different PCI slots? It looks like the NIC might be in slot 1 which shares an IRQ with the AGP.

I probably shouldn't talk. I have the same board and I just checked Device Manager and I have the R8500, NIC and TBSC all on IRQ 5 along with 3 PCI to IRQ steering entries. My system runs fine though with Win98SE.

good luck

 

[dejacky]

Nothing is in PCI slot 1.

Hercules MuseXL = Slot 2.
3Com Nic = Slot 3.
Geforce = AGP slot

 

[azeker1]

I had problems with my board sharing the same IRQ for the on-board sound and the on-board NIC. I put in a PCI NIC and I haven't had any problems since, but it sucks to buy a board with built-in features that can't even be used together! Though it was an inexpensive board I am quite disappointed. The reviewers raved about this board and chipset, but having full functionality with a standard set of components (built-in or otherwise) should be the barest baseline for ANY motherboard review, IMHO. Good luck with your IRQ woes.

 

[AndyHui]

Disable your serial COM ports. That will free up 2 IRQs.

 

[HappyPuppy]

I've been using the onboard NIC for 5 months with no problems (don't need onboard sound with TBSC) and haven't had any problems. I believe that there is a modicum of luck in all system builds. I cannot, as yet, place the blame on the motherboard.

 

[azeker1]

I found this advice at ocworkbench: you might try disabling your ACPI function if you haven't already. Here is the FAQ (#19 describes the issue) BIOS FAQ. Hope this helps.

 

[dejacky]

I originally installed the OS w/ ACPI enabled in bios. After learning this ACPI problem, i turned it off in bios. I will try disabling the "com" ports. i love this message board . Okay, I freed up 2 IRQ's by disabling com ports, BUT i keep getting the

<< This resource setting cannot be modified. >>

error message when I tried to manually change the IRQ of my NIC, etc. Does this happen because I had ACPI feature enabled in bios when I installed win98se?

-dejacky

 

[ubersam]

Shouldn't there be an option in the BIOS to assign sprecific IRQs to the slots? If there is, assign it there instead.

 

[dejacky]

I'll look into the bios tonight & try to change the IRQ assignments 4 each slot manually. If all else fails, should I try to reinstall OS with ACPI option in bios disabled? Thanks.

-dejacky

 

[underpaid]

Make sure you have assign irq to vga enabled in the bios. I know the bios on the k7s5a isn't the greatest, so you may have a hard time
getting that irq situation worked out. Hardly ever will you be able to reasign an irq to a pci device from within windows. Usually that only
works on old isa/legacy crap. But hopefully having the bios assign an irq to vga will place it on irq 9, which appears to be free. Good luck.

 

[dejacky]

I disabled the serial ports/game port/& midi port in bios, & when I rebooted everything was on its own IRQ. Haven't had time to test it, but everything appears to be ok. Still testing, it locked up & the screen graphics froze to some dashled scrambly lines on the screen during a game. It appears a little smoother, but I guessing there's more options I need to explore.

-dejacky

 

[dejacky]

00 System timer
01 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
02 Programmable interrupt controller
03 Gamesurround MUSE XL Audio Device
04 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI TX NIC (3C905B-TX)
04 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
05 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
06 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
07 Printer Port(LPT1)
08 System CMOS/real time clock
09 In use by unknown device. <-- the "legacy audio"
10 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
11 NVIDIA GeForce DDR
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 Numeric data processor
14 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)

These are my IRQ settings so far, but those lock ups in the game still occur. what's going on? thanks.

 

[underpaid]

Try disabling usb and see what you get. Your video really needs to be on its own irq.

 

[ubersam]

What game(s) is the machine locking up on? It may just be a game in need of an update patch.

<< Geforce 256 DDR >>

Your vidcard may just be showing it's age. Although, I have the SDR (using Det 11.xx or 12.xx, DX8) and it's still doing fine.

 

[dejacky]

it locks up in Motocross Madness 2(sometimes it reboots with the video card reading 16MB & once it said 8MB of ram instead of 32). When I play counterstrike, i get reboots (not consistently, but has happened several times).

-dejacky

 

[dejacky]

?

 

[dejacky]

someone???

 

[DaMenace]

Do you get alot of CS file corruptions?? I do.
Ecs K7S5a
1.4 Tbird
Audigy
Windows 98SE
Im having problems with installing windows and stuff. Hope its not my HD. Hope u get yours working. Mine has been giving me headachs for 2 days.

 

[dejacky]

CS CORRUPTIONS?

 

[DaMenace]

counterstrike. I play the game, but when a Map Change pops up it doesn't load, and an error message in the console tells me there is a missingfile/bad file. Whats weird is that next time i play I is a totaly different file, and with every reset of the computer, I can play CS again as if the file was never bad.