Presario and adding a NIC Card

[Sam443]

When I install a 3COM 3c509b card in this Presario 5000 the computer running Win98SE wont complete a shutdown. There are no open IRQ's and it is currently sharing IRQ 3 with the Video chip set. Has anyone solved this issue? Only Irq's 11 and 5 can be shared with the card which are sound card and USB controller respectively.

 

[The Stigenator]

sharing an IRQ is not a big concern with a NIC, I have personally my NIC and soundcard sharing IRQ 10 at one time, then I figured out my TV tuner was also on 10 and didnt like it, so I had to diable one COM port to get the TV tuner on its on IRQ.

Here is what you can do in the BIOS:

uncheck assign IRQ to USB
uncheck IRQ to AGP - unless u require it.

get the damn shutdown patch from microsoft.. that is preventing Win98SE from shutting down - I would do this first.

personally I wouldnt bother the IRQ sharing between the NIC and the soundcard.. if they are happy with eachother .. leave them alone.

 

[The Stigenator]

as for the IRQ sharing with video card, just move the NIC one slot over away from the video card. that if you got a slot available..

 

[Sam443]

Thanks for help, The_good_guy