
: >I have a SoundBlaster board in a 486-SX PC, and I have it
: >jumpered to IRQ 7, port 220h.  Will this conflict with my
: >parallel port?  I just have an IDE controller, a multi-IO board
: >with 2ser, 1Par port and a VGA board.  Should I choose
: >another IRQ besides 7?  Or is IRQ 7 safe to use on 486 Motherboards?

: Recently I was adding a modem to my computer, and I noticed that LPT1 uses
: IRQ-7 and so does my SB card (220h).  I've never had a problem, but I'm
: just wondering why not.  I thought this would cause a conflict.  

I would also like an explanation of this. If anyone can explain
why the SB Pro and LPT 1 can share an IRQ, please do so.
Thanks
