9th June 2000

Coming from the "I Really Gotta PCI" department, Lockergnomie Van Stanley is trying to trip your system fantastic. This tip (sad to say) isn't for newbies; it has to do with your PCI steering settings. If your system is already stable, you can file this sucker away under the 'just in case' cabinet. Now, is your Windows on an emotional roller coaster? Right click on 'My Computer' and pull up its properties. In the Device Manager tab, expand the 'System Devices' section and open the 'PCI bus' option. In the IRQ Steering tab, uncheck every box except "Get IRQ table using MS Specification table." This will force your OS to use the MS steering table and not the others (obviously). Why do that? Well, from Van's experience, this seems to be the way Windows 98 likes it. Upon applying this tweak, his system has been more stable; your mileage may vary.