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IRQ Steering HELP!!

  • 22-10-2001 11:24am
    #1
    LoGiE
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 2,970 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Installed a 3com ethernet card on my laptop(win98SE) but when i look in device manager it tells me to to enable IRQ PCI Steering.When i click the button to enable it the machine reboots but the same thing happens same problem:mad: . I've also noticed that it's trying to use I/O being used by the mobo, which i can't change.Anyone come across anything like this before when installing a card?? thanks


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  • #2
    Bosco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 219 ✭✭Bosco


    Hi LoGiE,

    I can't be certain, but I think that error is Windows complaining that it doesn't have the power to assign IRQ addresses to Plug&Play devices. If this is the case you may be able to remedy your error by changing the 'Plug & Play OS' option (or equivalent) in the Laptop's BIOS settings, to 'yes' (or equivalent). Alternatively you may be able to manually assign an IRQ to the ethernet card from BIOS.

    Then again I may have completely missread the error :)

    If you need help getting into your machine's BIOS settings, ask.

    Bosco


  • #3
    LoGiE
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 2,970 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoGiE


    Thanks I'll give that a try and let you know.


  • #4
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    What Bosco says makes sense.

    Have a look at
    http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/6/04.ASP
    (Description of PCI Bus IRQ Steering)
    and
    http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/6/28.ASP
    (ironically, How to Disable PCI Bus IRQ Steering in Windows)

    and see if those help.


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