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To: Brister who wrote (3364)	5/4/1999 5:23:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

hey brister, been reading of your irq probs. i went and retrieved this article from an online reference archive. you may find some value here, i sure hope so: The Upgrader's Torment Knowing Your PC's Configuration Helps You Make IRQ & I/O Settings smartcomputing.com particularly this chart: Typical IRQ Lines In some operating systems, it's hard to check which devices use which interrupt request line. Sometimes, you just have to make your best guess. This chart shows how most IRQs and hardware match up, but the setup on your computer could be different. IRQ Typical Use 00 System Timer 01 Keyboard 02 Link To IRQs 8-15 03 COM2 04 COM1 05 LPT2 06 Floppy Disk Controller 07 LPT1, LPT3 08 Real-Time Clock 09 Redirected IRQ 2 10 Available 11 Available 12 PS/2 Mouse Port 13 Math Coprocessor 14 Hard Drive Controller 15 Available best of luck, mark