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CHECKING YOUR PC SETTINGS
Checking an
ISA-Bus PC
A-2
If your PC has an ISA bus, check the current IRQ settings, I/O port
address settings, and shared memory space allocations by following
these steps:
1. Start Windows and select MS-DOS prompt from the Main program
group.
Windows displays an MS-DOS box.
1. From the Windows DOS prompt, type this command:
msd
A warning message may appear; ignore the warning, since in
this case it is beneficial to keep Windows running while you
execute the Microsoft Diagnostics program.
The Microsoft Diagnostics program Main Menu appears.
2. Type q to select IRQ Status.
The IRQ Status screen appears.
3. Locate IRQ 11 and check if it is available.
The Live 50 board and the Live 100 Audio Communications
board use IRQ 11 as its default IRQ setting. If the Description
column displays (
IRQ 11 is possibly available for the Audio Communications
board.
If a device is using IRQ 11, locate an available IRQ setting and
write it down:
Available IRQ: ______
You'll need to change the setting on the Audio Communications
board, as described in "Changing Settings on the Audio
Communications Board" on page B-3.
4. Press Enter to return to the Diagnostics program Main Menu.
5. Type m to select Memory.
The Memory screen appears.
) and if the Detected column is blank,
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