At 08:56 AM 10/29/01 -0800, Sandra Amdur wrote the following: >I have just bought a used Gateway, PentiumII,300mhz,128mhz ram, running >Windows 98SE. The printer port reports a code 15 error which says that > IRQ 07 is being used by the modem. Is it safe to remove the printer >port, reboot and let Windows rededect it?
Yes, but you may need to disable IRQ steering to get the ports switched and or shared. See How to Disable PCI Bus IRQ Steering in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/6/28.ASP >Also, how can I tell which devices are using which com ports? MyComputer --> Control Panel --> Modems Click Diagnostics tab Shows which COM ports are being used by a modem MyComputer --> Control Panel --> Printers If a printer defind, right-click and select Properties tab Click Details tab Shows which Printer port is being used by a printer AND MyComputer --> Control Panel --> System --> Device Manger tab Click "+" in front of Ports Shows standard ports defined If modem is on COM3 or COM4 it will not show here AND Start --> Run --> msinfo32 Click "+" in front of Hardware Resources Click on IRQs Shows all devices (attached or not) to all IRQs (0-15) Click "+" in front of Components Click on Ports (under Network) Shows COM ports and printer ports (LPT) -- Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
