it is faster....

[Michael Havens]

I took the sound card out and it was still slow. I then removed the USB card 
and things were quick. I didn't bother putting the sound card back in 
sincesound isn't really a neccessary thing anyways.

On Monday 26 February 2007 9:54 am, Eric "Shubes" wrote:
 > 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.