Win2K and IRQ's

[Pederv]

I was wondering if the fewer IRQ's Win2k gives your PCI/AGP devices is a sign of stability. I know of systems where Win2k assigns 2 or even 3 IRQ's for PCI/AGP devices, but my home system has every fricken PCI/AGP device on IRQ 11. I'm talkin the following:
GForce256
HPT370A
USB
2940U
FA310
SBLive
PCI MODEM

I seem to remember a longer list, but that should be all of my PCI/AGP devices. I'm in Win98 at the moment (dual boot system).

 

[AndyHui]

I wrote an FAQ on this , yes?

That should explain the entire situation to you, and what to do if you have problems.

 

[Pederv]

Thanks Andy,
I'm not wondering why Win2k does it. I'm wondering if Win2k's ability to put all the devices on 1 IRQ (like on my home system) means it's a little more stable than my system at work, which uses 2 IRQ's for the PCI/AGP devices. I'm not having any major problems with either system.

 

[Nothinman]

If anything it would make it less stable, not all devices follow PCI 1.2 properly and Windows drivers usually suck, but in general it shouldn't affect stability either way.