IRQ's

[stu]

Should I manully set my IRQ's or move my cards into different PCI slots ??? I am trying to get my digital video card to have its own IRQ ... I am running Asus A7M266 mobo win 98SE ...current config as follows :

AGP gforce 3
pci 1 empty
pci 2 dxr3 decoder card for dvd player
pci 3 sound blaster card 5.1 digital thingy
pci 4 pinnacle DV200 board for digital video
pci 5 modem

any other config suggestions greatly appreciated currently dv200 is on irq 9 with about 5 other things which is apprently bad for this board ... i am using usb and com ports so cant disable them in bios

[NDD]

You say you have multiple cards sharing same IRQ ... it means you have ACPI enabled in BIOS (to allow IRQ sharing). It's not a bad thing and should work fine, unless you believe your DV card will work better with it's own IRQ.
To re-assign IRQs, disable ACPI in BIOS (or disable PnP OS option, if I remember correctly for your mobo). This will disable IRQ sharing, and you'll be able to "control" IRQ assigning by moving the cards within the slots.

Best Regards ...