System reserves IRQ 5

IRQ 5 is reserved for LPT2 or the Sound Card. What you must first realize is that you may be out of IRQ's and thus have to sacrifice something in order for your emulation card to work.

First of all, check to see that you do have some available by using the following list:

IRQ 0 System Timer
IRQ 1 Keyboard
IRQ 2(9) Video Card
IRQ 3 Com2, Com4
IRQ 4 Com1, Com3
IRQ 5 Available (Normally LPT2 or sound card )
IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ 7 Parallel Port (LPT1)
IRQ 8 Real-time clock
IRQ 9 Redirected IRQ2
IRQ 10 Available
IRQ 11 Available
IRQ 12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ
13 Math Coprocessor IRQ
14 Hard Disk Controller
IRQ 15 Available

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So, after the sytem takes everything that it needs to run its basic configuration, you are usually only left with 4 to play with, assuming that both 3 & 4 are being used for Com Ports somewhere. By the way, when you reserve an IRQ, you are not removing it from the system.

After you verify which IRQ’s you should have available on the list (if any), remove everything from the system that isn’t required for it to work. (sound, modem, etc.) Manually set the jumper on the emulation card to use IRQ 5 and then install it. Win 98 should detect it and assign it the proper setting. When you put your sound card and other parts back in, Win 98 will assign them an available IRQ, since 5 is taken. That is assuming you still have someleft. Again, you may have to sacrifice something.

Good luck!

Go to Start-Control Panel-System click on the Device Manager tab, then Computer then Properties. Look at your IRQs and see if IRQ5 is being used. If it is not being used, click on the Reserve Resources tab, if IRQ5 is reserved, release it.

Ifyou do not have any IRQs open, you will have to remove something from your system and play musical IRQs to get IRQ5 open.

Good luck,
Don