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Does choice of PCI-slot matter with Windows 2000 installed in ACPI mode?
Does it matter, which PCI-slots I choose for my PCI-cards? Usually I'd
like to say yes, because of the shared-IRQ issue. However, with Windows 2000 installed in ACPI mode (device manager shows under the entry "computer" the entry "ACPI-PC"), Windows seems to assign all PCI-cards the *same* IRQ anyhow. So one might think it totally does not matter anymore, which PCI-slot to choose for the different PCI-cards. Am I wrong? My system setup is this: Motherboard: ABIT ST6 with newest BIOS-Version 9P CPU : Pentium III Tualatin FCPGA-2 1 GHz Grafics : ATI Radeon 9000 USB2 : Adaptec AUA-2000LP (two USB 2.0 ports) WLAN : D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+ Printer : HP Deskjet 1220C XXCCII W2K |
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in most cases....however some older modems and NIC's will only install if you turn off PNP OS installed in the BIOS, then use
whatever PCI slot. PCI #1 should still be avoided if possible "Bernd Bubis" wrote in message m... Does it matter, which PCI-slots I choose for my PCI-cards? Usually I'd like to say yes, because of the shared-IRQ issue. However, with Windows 2000 installed in ACPI mode (device manager shows under the entry "computer" the entry "ACPI-PC"), Windows seems to assign all PCI-cards the *same* IRQ anyhow. So one might think it totally does not matter anymore, which PCI-slot to choose for the different PCI-cards. Am I wrong? My system setup is this: Motherboard: ABIT ST6 with newest BIOS-Version 9P CPU : Pentium III Tualatin FCPGA-2 1 GHz Grafics : ATI Radeon 9000 USB2 : Adaptec AUA-2000LP (two USB 2.0 ports) WLAN : D-Link AirPlus DWL-520+ Printer : HP Deskjet 1220C XXCCII W2K |
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