HOW do i have to change the IRQ settings of my PC if " Change Setting " option in "DEVICE Manager" is unaccessable (forbidden) ??
Thank you in advanse !!!!What are you trying to do?I am trying to change the IRQs of the Video Card and the Sound Card because they are in conflict but Windows do not allow me to change them !
Is there any other way to change them ?If these are PCI cards this is HANDLED automatically. If these are both ISA cards (hope not!) then we will have to be creative. What is the computer or motherboard make and model, and what cards are we talking?

You can always disable both in Device Manager and then restart and try to let Windows sort it out.

Was this working previously? What has happened or changed since then?Motherboard : ASROCK K7Upgrade-880 ! Video Card : GForce FX5200 (VGA Slot) SoundCard : (PCI card) CREATIVE but I can not tell in DETAILS !! The strange thing is that this motherboard is equiped with more than 15 IRQs but both devices share IRQ
11 ! What shoul I do ? Is there any other way to change this because Windows XP do not allow me to do it from : Device Manager => Device ( Desplay Adapter) => Resources=> Change Settings ? Will BIOS update solvemyproblem ( this option i will
do only if tehre is no other way !!! ) . Please I am waiting for any suggestion ! Help me ! I have tried to disable them and let Windows sort them but it is doing it the same way (IRQ 11) :-?



P.S. I have not practised my English for very long time and it is MAYBE bad ! If so please tell me i will try to explain better Are they not functioning correctly? They can share an IRQ and still function if PCI. What is happening exactly?

The next thing to do would be to delete the items in Device manager, shutdown and physically remove the sound card.

Then reboot. If all is well, shut down reinsert the sound card and reboot. What happens now?I traied what you told me ! It is working now Thank you very much !!!!!!!!!! The problem was that the computer was freezing if something powerful as game is played !!! but now there is no problem thanks againbut just in case any further problems occur or this way did not worki would like to ask you what would you recommend me ?I am glad you are fully functional!

I don't think this will happen again, but the same procedures should do it. WIth modern hardware that is functioning properly there is never a reason to sort out IRQ's with PCI devices.

Thanks for POSTING back that it was solved.