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A technician is adding together an internal PnP modem to a system, but a check of system resources shows that all available IRQs are reserved or self used by other devices. What could the technician do to get the device to work?

* manually assign the IRQ of another device specifically not expected to be used at the same time as the modem
* use trial and error to find an IRQ that will work beside the modem
* configure the modem to work without an IRQ
* vary CMOS settings to allow the BIOS to free up an unused IRQ
* configure the modem to use a DMA address instead of an IRQ

Answer:
Sounds like an outmoded computer.
change CMOS settings to allow the BIOS to free up an unused IRQ

Read the book, and do your own homework!

But. You run into the BIOS and disable something that is not person used -- disable a COM port or the parallel port or a secondary IDE interface -- doesn`t matter what. Then you can use the IRQ you just freed by disabling the unused hardware.

Homework question again ...?

What are you taking? A course on how to work with 12 year matured computers? You can share IRQs. You just can't use matching one on two things at the same time.

Shared IRQ's are not an issue surrounded by modern PC's.
If it truly is "plug & play" .... as opposed to "plug & pray" (lol)... after your OS will indeed handle the situation fittingly by swapping resources back & forth on the fly.

Like the others hold stated .... do your own homework, dude.

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Philip T

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A technician is tally an internal PnP modem to a system, but a check of system resources shows that adjectives...?

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