From: lairdt@leela.CSOS.ORST.EDU (Tom Laird) Subject: Re: WD8003 IRQs not autodetected Date: 29 Apr 1993 13:35:18 -0700
k2@bl.physik.tu-muenchen.de (Klaus Steinberger) writes:
>becker@super.org (Donald J. Becker) writes:
>>In article <1r75b7INN1tf@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at> lenneis@wu-wien.ac.at (Joerg Lenneis) writes:
>>figure out the IRQ line by generating an interrupt, but I haven't
>>figured out an easy way to do that with the 80*3. Would people prefer
>>the default/"guessed" IRQ to be 5 rather than 3?
>Yes, yes, as IRQ 3, and IRQ 2 are normally used by the serial lines,
>and IRQ 5 is normally not used (only by old XT disk controller), I
>configure the WD8003 on all PC for IRQ 5.
I have a problem however with using irq5... I have a Logitech Buss mouse
which must be on irq5 and thus kills the wd8003 card I have. Is there another
way around this, other than getting rid of the busmouse??