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. -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss