So... here are my IRQ's ---> clearly they are bad . at this point is my goal literally just to move cards on the PCI slots? ... (and trust me, I will re-do all of the XP and BIOS tweaks that were supplied to me here

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 PC/AT PS/2 Keyboard (84-Key) OK
IRQ 3 Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 4 Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI Controller OK
IRQ 5 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 10 Video Controller (VGA Compatible) OK
IRQ 10 Creamware DSP-Board OK
IRQ 10 Intel(R) 537EP Modem OK
IRQ 11 SM Bus Controller OK
IRQ 11 Multimedia Audio Controller OK
IRQ 12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
Once again, thanks to all
ps - paulrmartin: bruce cockburn's picking hand thumb is up there at least in the ballpark of Chet Atkin's, Lenny Breau's, and Leo Kottke's, in my estimation at least
