need info on IRQs

[bldg13]

my computer keeps rebooting...think it may be my irq's

is it bad to have so many set to 9? you can check my other post on this problem for more info...

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
9 NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
9 WinXP Promise FastTrak100 (tm) Lite Controller
9 Creative SB Audigy
9 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
9 Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C/8130) PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
9 VIA USB Universal Host Controller
9 VIA USB Universal Host Controller
9 VIA USB Universal Host Controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel

how do you change them and what should they be?

 

[CitrixEngineer]

No - it's no big deal having IRQs shared. Modern systems do that all the time. Operating Systems such as Windows 2000 dynamically re-assign these shared IRQs to virtual IRQs, such as 16, 17, 18 etc.

Depends on the type of work you do, however - If you do loads of high-power audio work, you don't want the sound card to share its IRQs, and ideally you'd want the Video card to have its own (normally 10).

You can manually set IRQs in the BIOS - at the risk of occasional system lock ups if you get "enthusiastic". CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk