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Article #217Re: 3D and Modem problem
From: Eudean Sun
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:01
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:01
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No, you don't need a new power supply. 250W is plenty for almost any system, unless you're builing a server, or a huge workstation or something. Other than that, I don't know the solution. If you have the latest drivers and everything, I don't know what the problem could be. Sorry, Good Luck. "Ben Murray-Robertson" <b.murrayrobertson@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:959mfv$in4$1@plutonium.btinternet.com... > I think that the problem may not be with my modem, I have now moved it down > a slot and the 3d card has its own IRQ, my computer still crashes, and it > also crashes with most games not just everquest as I first thought. I see > that there seems to be a few people posting messages about AMD's and TNT2 > graphic cards locking up. Also I am using a 250W power supply, someone told > me I should get a more powerful one is this true? > "Eudean Sun" <esun@znet.net> wrote in message > news:t78vqj9pllmuef@corp.supernews.com... > > The problem is NOT sharing IRQ's. My TNT2 Ultra used to share IRQ's with > my > > SBLive!Value, and it didn't cause any problems. However, I recieved > slighty > > (very slightly) better performance once I got it its own IRQ. I don't know > > how to do this in BIOS or windows, but all I did was switch all of my PCI > > cards down one slot, so the slot right next to the AGP is empty (since > they > > share IRQ's). > > > > "Ben Murray-Robertson" <Avigrace@btinternet.com> wrote in message > > news:9511b4$g1r$1@plutonium.btinternet.com... > > > I am running > > > Win ME > > > AMD Duron 750 > > > AOpen AK33 Motherboard > > > 128mb PC100 Ram > > > 3D Blaster TNT 2 Ultra > > > Conexant HCF V90 56K Data Fax RTAD PCI Modem > > > > > > I have reciently upgraded my motherboard and processer and now have > > trouble > > > playing online games > > > My display adapter is currently sharing an IRQ (11) with Conexant PCI > > Modem > > > Enumerator. when I try to play Everquest after a couple of minutes my > > screen > > > locksup and I have to reset. > > > My question is is this the cause and if so how do I stop these 2 devices > > > sharing IRQs? I have not had any trouble with any other games. > > > > > > Please help me before my wife divorces me for ruining her game! > > > > > > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10b4cb,9ea1688f2453bb40 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b4cb,public X-Google-Thread: 1073f6,9ea1688f2453bb40 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073f6,public X-Google-Thread: f72f1,9ea1688f2453bb40 X-Google-Attributes: gidf72f1,public X-Google-Thread: faad6,9ea1688f2453bb40 X-Google-Attributes: gidfaad6,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-31 16:00:54 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Eudean Sun" <esun@znet.net> Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.aopen,creative.products.3d_blaster.riva_tnt2_ultra,microsoft.public.windowsme.setup Subject: Re: 3D and Modem problem Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:01:50 -0800 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <t7h9pjq5fdvl96@corp.supernews.com> References: <9511b4$g1r$1@plutonium.btinternet.com> <t78vqj9pllmuef@corp.supernews.com> <959mfv$in4$1@plutonium.btinternet.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 60