New System and messed up IRQ's

[Ram0]

I just built a XP 1800+, EpoX 8kha+, Geforce 3 ti200, Sb Live, and 3com NIC. After installing 98 without a hitch, i installed all the drivers and stuff but i noticed that ALL my PCI devices as well as my Geforce 3 are sharing IRQ11. Is there a setting that messed up in the bios, or during the 4 in 1 installation?

Edit: heres a list
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 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
10 MPU-401 Compatible
11 VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10/100Mb TX Ethernet NIC (3C905B-TX)
11 Creative SB Live! Value
11 NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
12 (free)
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller

 

[NTB]

This looks like ACPI. It's something about power management for the system, and for some reason, it likes to stick all the PCI devices on one irq. I've got the same situation on another MB, but it hasn't given me any problems yet. If you do get problems, like IRQ coflicts, or sound cuts out or staticky, video is choppy, stuff like that, I would suggest this: Restart the computer, go into the bios and disable ACPI power managment, and re-install win '98. This should take care of the problem. Wait for a couple of the other members around here to respond, too - they'll probably know a little more about this than I do.

Nate

 

[Ram0]

I fixed it. I dunno what I did to fix it though, I was just messing around with some bios settings and rebooted, now they all have their own IRQs

 

[LoneWolf1]

Check the AnandTech Faqs.

Why are all my devices using one IRQ in Win2K or WinXP?

 

[billyjak]

Yea if you disable the serial ports in bios or the printer port if your using USB you can free a couple of IRQ's. you can also manually change them in most bioses.