it is faster....

[Eric "Shubes"]

Michael Havens wrote:
> thanks for the info, Eric. it is slowing again, now.
> I put in a PCI sound card and a USB2.0 card and that seems to slow
> things down. I wonder why. I have to go to work now so I am unable to figure 
> out which of the two is slowing the system (I suspect the USB card).

Then it's probably the sound card. ;)

> Before I 
> start yanking cards out I would be remiss not to ask if there is a work 
> around to this problem and if somone KNOWS which is doing it?

Can't know a work around w/out knowing which one is causing the problem, and
it's impossible to know which one from what you've said. Good method is
simply to yank one card at a time. Best method would have been to add them
one at a time. Never change a lot all at once. In addition, it's entirely
possible that either card will work just fine alone, but not together.

> some other symptoms are that it interferes with email trans mission (I have to 
> right click->send) and my instant messenger will not load (communications 
> apps?)  whereas w/o the cards email never was interfered with and the IM 
> would load.

Sounds like an IRQ conflict to me.

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-Eric 'shubes'