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More info?)
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:53:31 -0500, "Jeff" <jeff@aol.com> wrote:
>For the experts
>
>P4c800e
>
>AIW9800 pro in agp slot
>
>I have 5 pci cards
>
>1) Pinnacle Editing card
>2) ATI hdtv Wonder
>3) Hauppaugue TV card
>4) Adaptec duo connect usb/firewire card
>5) Zoom pci voice modem
>
>Is there a perfect order that these should be configured to the MB to
>maximize effectiveness?
>
>TIA
>
>Jeff
>
The OS you use will be big determing factor in how sensitive card
placement will be. It should not be a big issue with XP. I would
check to see which devices require an IRQ and then use the IRQ map on
page 2-15 of the manual as a guide to avoiding conflicts. As an
example, I wanted my soundcard to have an exclusive assignment
(probably wasn't necessary but since it was possible, why not...) so I
put it in slot 5 and left slot 1 empty. Since those two slots share
with each other and no onboard devices, it is exclusive. Aside from
slots 1 and 5 all the other slots share with at least one onboard
device. I do not use the onboard 1394 device, so I disabled that in
the bios and that left slot 4 open for exclusive assignment should I
need it. I also disabled the onboard LAN due to a driver conflict
with my firewall during OS loading and dropped in a PCI lan card into
slot 2 (which shared resources with the onboard LAN) to assure no
conflict.
It looks like you are heavy into video capture/editing and that stuff
is pretty fussy, but the short answer is, if you are not having any
problems, leave it the way it is!
Good luck,
Ender