Re: problems with SCSI cdrom

Anthony Barbachan (barbacha@Hinako.AMBusiness.com)
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:51:54 -0400


>> systems I have installed I notice similar timeout problems when the ISA
scsi
>> card was sharing an IRQ with another device, you sound card (if any) may
be
>
>Sharing interrupts with another ISA device is not a legal configuration
>for most device pairs. In fact unless you went and drilled holes in the
cards
>and stuff you should assume its definitely not valid
>
>

The sharings was accidental. Unfortunately its sometimes hard to tell which
settings a particular ISA card is using. Its too bad more of them didn't
label their equipment better.

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