Wrathchild
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Here's a tip:
Sometimes, WindowsXP assigns the same IRQ to both your sound card and your video card, which can cause problems (i.e. crashes) when you're taxing your system. (i.e. playing UT2003) XP automatically assigns IRQs 3, 4 and 7 to your serial and printer ports. So if like me, you don't use legacy serial devices, and have a USB printer you don't need to have them enabled. Put those IRQs to better use! Go into your BIOS and disable your serial and printer ports. When you reboot, XP will dole out the freed-up IRQs to the devices which need them. Your Soundcard and your video card will have their own IRQs and your system will be less likely to crash.
-Wrath
Sometimes, WindowsXP assigns the same IRQ to both your sound card and your video card, which can cause problems (i.e. crashes) when you're taxing your system. (i.e. playing UT2003) XP automatically assigns IRQs 3, 4 and 7 to your serial and printer ports. So if like me, you don't use legacy serial devices, and have a USB printer you don't need to have them enabled. Put those IRQs to better use! Go into your BIOS and disable your serial and printer ports. When you reboot, XP will dole out the freed-up IRQs to the devices which need them. Your Soundcard and your video card will have their own IRQs and your system will be less likely to crash.
-Wrath