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Spid's Mon (3/3) Win2k Pro QoD
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| You are trying to configure two NICs in your Windows 2000 professional system. Your computer has a legacy 10-Mbps NIC in it, and you added a spiffy new 10/100 3Com adapter to the system.
You notice the newly installed NIC is causing an IRQ conflict because both devices are trying to use IRQ 10. The computer does not currently have a sound card in it. How can you resolve this problem? (Select the best Microsoft choice  )
A. Specify IRQ 5 as the IRQ for the original legacy NIC.
B. Reserve IRQ 10 for the new NIC in the BIOS setup.
C. Reserve IRQ 10 for the original legacy NIC in Device Manager.
D. This cannot be done. Windows 2000 Professional can not support more than one NIC in a system.
Good luck and see you tomorrow for the answer!! | |
| Tsakali 2003-03-03, 2:14 pm |
| double post | |
| Tsakali 2003-03-03, 2:18 pm |
| I'll go with C
because, you really don't know if the legacy nic will accept IRQ 5, (even thow it sounds like a tricky question since there is no soundcard and I have a feeling that A might be the right "Microsoft" choice here)
so I'd always try to reserve the IRQ a device is already using just to make sure there wont be any problems | |
| WPFossil 2003-03-03, 3:18 pm |
| I would try to reserve an IRQ for the legacy device in the BIOS. That's not a choice given, so I guess I'll go with C. | |
| Slinky 2003-03-03, 3:39 pm |
| Yikes, I'm guessing C also. | |
| jonhiker 2003-03-03, 3:50 pm |
| C) | |
| mandani 2003-03-03, 7:01 pm |
| A. IRQ 5 due to the fact that a legacy card may only be 8 bit and unable to function in IRQ 10. | |
| gcw123 2003-03-03, 10:00 pm |
| A sound good to me | |
| whetstone 2003-03-04, 1:31 am |
| I will have to say "A"
give the legacy Nic IRQ 5 .
therefore the reserved IRQ 10 will be available for the spiffy new Nic that will be registered with your P&P.
Roty | |
| Deja-vue 2003-03-04, 1:52 am |
| what happened to IRQ 9?
going with Answer C.
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| enforcer 2003-03-04, 6:52 am |
| A for me | |
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Originally posted by Deja-vue
what happened to IRQ 9?
going with Answer C.
Sorry, not part of this answer set | |
| Qivalon 2003-03-04, 8:16 am |
| A. Specify IRQ 5 as the IRQ for the original legacy NIC.
B. Reserve IRQ 10 for the new NIC in the BIOS setup.
C. Reserve IRQ 10 for the original legacy NIC in Device Manager.
D. This cannot be done. Windows 2000 Professional can not support more than one NIC in a system
Ok, let me take a crack at this... The old legacy NIC was in the computer and working so it is using an IRQ already. So, if it is working fine I am not going to "fix" it.
A new NIC uses a new IRQ so I choose B.
D was a tough decision for me, I like to think Win 2000 can handle 2 NIC cards.
Qivalon~ Just starting 70-210 | |
| Qivalon 2003-03-04, 8:27 am |
| Ok, time to kick myself, I just chose B as the answer and I just realized I don't think you can adjust an IRQ in the BIOS. So now I have to eliminate my own answer...
OK, with B and D elimated (I like to think Win 2000 can handle two NICs), it comes down to choices A and C. I don't like either of the choices only because you will have to be adjusting a working NIC card's IRQ to make room for a secondary incoming NIC.
I am going to have to go with choice C as IRQ 10 is usually an open IRQ
Qivalon~ Enjoying questions like this! | |
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| Hi Qivalon,
Welcome to the forum!
I sometimes put out these type of questions to get a good debate going. I think it helps the learning process. There are some sharp "cookies" that hang out in these forums and it's nice to see a good technical debate going on.
When it's all said and done, we all take something good away from a discussion like this.
I'm glad you enjoy the question. | |
| cramersaunders 2003-03-04, 10:25 am |
| C | |
| tharg 2003-03-04, 11:22 am |
| A! | |
| tetragamon 2003-03-04, 12:03 pm |
| Hi
Really I dont like any of the answers. Legacy NICs is a vague term in this context you need to say how far back the legacy is to go. Do you just mean not PNP (but still supported by windows which is kind of implied by the question when you say that they are recognised) or do you mean totally unrecognised where the IRQ has to be set by jumpers or even worse by some poxy little program that only works in DOS.
The answer I would like is to take out one card see what it does on its own and get it working before I through another card at the system.
I would usually start with the OLD NIC first (better the devil you know than the devil you dont). Don't worry if you dont get that joke, nobody laughs with me they only laugh at me.
But If really pushed I would go with C
Bye Graham | |
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Originally posted by Spid
You are trying to configure two NICs in your Windows 2000 professional system. Your computer has a legacy 10-Mbps NIC in it, and you added a spiffy new 10/100 3Com adapter to the system.
You notice the newly installed NIC is causing an IRQ conflict because both devices are trying to use IRQ 10. The computer does not currently have a sound card in it. How can you resolve this problem? (Select the best Microsoft choice )
A. Specify IRQ 5 as the IRQ for the original legacy NIC.
B. Reserve IRQ 10 for the new NIC in the BIOS setup.
C. Reserve IRQ 10 for the original legacy NIC in Device Manager.
D. This cannot be done. Windows 2000 Professional can not support more than one NIC in a system.
Good luck and see you tomorrow for the answer!!
Well, well, well, didn't we have some fun with this question. The answer (which I don't know if I completely agree with) is...A
Now before a ruckus breaks out. I didn't create this question on my own. And I wanted to throw it out to you guys to see what you thought. Looks like we've got almost a 50/50 split between A and C, and either could be justified as correct. I really believe the jist of the question had to do with recognizing that IRQ 5 was usually used for any SoundBlaster compatible soundcard, and seeing that there is no sound card present, it is available for use. So currently we have the legacy card using IRQ 10, the new card is in all likelihood a pnp card and wants IRQ 10 as well, hence the conflict. I would reserved IRQ 5 in the BIOS for a legacy ISA card and set the legacy card NIC manually to IRQ 5 as well, thereby letting the new card have IRQ 10. Or I would reserve IRQ 10 in the BIOS for the legacy NIC (seeing that it is currently working) and let the new pnp card snag a different IRQ (presumably 5 seeing that it is free).
Oh well, at least we agree that B and D are not correct answers. A or C could be argued as correct. Like I've said before, sometimes I'm just throwing a question out to get a good technical discussion going |
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