HP VLi8 HP Vectra VLi8 SF, Troubleshooting and Upgrade Guide - Page 26

NOTE 1 Troubleshooting Your PC If There Is an IRQ Problem If There Is an IRQ Problem Problem Solution You have installed an accessory board but it won't working. Check that: 1 The accessory board is correctly installed in the slot. 2 There are no bent connector pins. 3 You have installed the correct drivers (refer to the board manufacturer's web site). 4 The relevant fields in the HP Setup program are correctly set. 5 The software installation steps have been followed correctly. You have installed an accessory board • Check that you have followed the installation instructions provided and you get a message telling you with the accessory board. that there is no IRQ (Interrupt • Check if the new accessory board supports shared interrupts, and if Request) available for the accessory possible, implement a shared interrupt (refer to the accessory board board. manufacturer for more information). • Remove the new accessory board. If there is still a problem For ISA Legacy accessory boards under Windows NT: 1 Restart the PC and press F2 when the Vectra logo is displayed. 2 Reserve an IRQ for the accessory board. You can reserve IRQ 5, IRQ 9, IRQ 10 or IRQ 11 for this purpose. To do this, go to the Advanced Á ISA Resource Exclusion menu in the Setup program and reserve the chosen IRQ. 3 In the Main menu, set the PnP Operating System item to NO. 4 Press the F3 key to save the changes and quit the Setup program. 5 Redo the Windows installation procedure for the accessory board and ensure that the Service Pack has been reinstalled. Plug and Play operating systems such as Windows 95 and Windows 98 should, in normal circumstances, be able to allocate the IRQs that are used according to the hardware installed in the PC. 26