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On Tue, 9 Dec 1997 12:43:11 -0600, Robert W. King wrote: >Hi Paul! > >> On my 701, IRQ 10 goes to the audio. You could've been conflicting with the >> audio. But that really is bad service on Panasonic's part. > >Speaking of IRQ's on the ThinkPad 701 -- Mine is presently configured as follows: > >IRQ map: > >1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard >2 Programmable interrupt controller >3 Panasonic KXLC002 (Panasonic 4X CD-ROM) >4 IBM ThinkPad 701 Internal Modem >5 LPT2 (Canon BubbleJet BJC-70 printer) >6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller >7 LPT1 (Logitech ScanMan PowerPage scanner) >8 System CMOS/real time clock >9 ESS588 AudioDrive >10 Xircom CE-IIps CreditCard Ethernet Adapter >11 theoretically available >12 Logitech PS/2 Port Mouse (Logitech TrackMan Marble trackball) >13 Numeric data processor >14 Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller >15 theoretically available > >I'm running Windows 95 OSR2 from a 2.1 gig HD. I have applied the Flash BIOS upgrade from IBM. I have the Communications Port (conventionally COM2) and the IBM ThinkPad Infrared Port (COM2) disabled because they want to use IRQ 3. > >In this configuration, I have to plug my trackball into the PS/2 port. As a consequence, I am unable to use the middle button which is supported by the driver only when the trackball is accessed via a serial port. So I want to use the Communications Port (re-enabled and configured to COM2 via the CMOS setup) to access the trackball. That means the Panasonic CD-ROM would have to use a different IRQ. It's choices are 3,4,7,9 and 10. > >I could use IRQ 10 for the CD-ROM without conflict if I could relocate the Xircom network adapter. It's choices according to the manual are 3,4, 7,9,10, 11, and 15. If I could assign IRQ 11 or IRQ 15, I would be home free to configure the rest of the IRQ's the way I want. However, when I got to Control Panel/System Properties/Xircom CD-IIps CreditCard Ethernet Adapter/Resources and attempt to change the IRQ, I find that Windows 95 OSR2 limits my selection to 3, 4, 7, 9 or 10. Neither 11 or 15 are not offered as viable options. If I attempt to manually enter 11 or 15, Windows tells me that the setting is not valid for this device and automatically chooses IRQ 3 instead. > >Paul, can you (or anybody else reading this) tell me how to use IRQ 11 or 15 for the Xircom network card given this situation? My suspicion is that this is a Xircom driver related problem, but that being said what can I do about it? > Hmmm, I haven't even touched 95 except for interupting a screen saver in about 3 or so months. I know that in OS/2, you can map things like parallel or serial to different ports if supported, but I'm not sure about Windows 95, in the case of the Xircom adapter. For example, I have the Internal modem, COM2 on the multiport, and my Home & Away card, and the H&A is on IRQ 11, COM3. I do wish that the BIOS would allow you to remap the IRQ like that though. Have you tried also contacting Xircom yet? Paul