ESS488 Sound Card Cannot Be Configured for IRQ 10 (139472)
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This article was previously published under Q139472 SYMPTOMS
When you try to manually configure an ESS488 sound card in Device Manager,
you may not be able to configure the card to use IRQ 10, even though you
have configured the card itself to use IRQ 10.
CAUSE
Many ESS488 sound cards have been modified so that you can use IRQ 7, but
not IRQ 10. The documentation included with the sound card may not reflect
that this modification has been made.
RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, configure the card to use IRQ 7 instead of
IRQ 10. If IRQ 7 is not available, configure the card to use IRQ 3 or 5, or
reconfigure other devices in your computer so that IRQ 7 is available. The
card can also be configured for IRQ 2, but this is not recommended because
IRQ 2 is used by the Peripheral Interrupt Controller (PIC).
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB139472 |
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