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LOCKUP WITH NO CONFLICTS ****brain buster***
Name: Nathan Roy Date: January 29, 1999 at 20:16:23 Pacific
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i have an adaptec 2940 UW card with onboard bios ver 1.16 (i think) and i've had this problem for quite some time. I also have an IBM SCSI HD. My problem occurs when I try to run a network card and the scsi card in the same system. there are no IRQ conflicts, DMA conflicts, SCSI ID conflicts, Address Conflicts or any sort of conventional conflicts. i suspect I may need a firmware upgrade for the SCSI card. Over the years from system to system i have tried to get my computer running with this SCSI card and SCSI HD but it just wont work. i have even tried turning off the IDE controllers. The SCSI card is the only constant, i have tried it with different motherboard, and everything. It seems to only matter when I try to use an ISA network card. when I run everything PCI based (including my netcard) i can get everything to work. if anyone could help i thank you very much. i do not think this has had a simple answer
Name: Ely Tillery Date: January 29, 1999 at 20:25:38 Pacific
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Simple answer::Don't use an ISA network card; use a PCI. If it works why screw with it?
Hope this helps.. Ely Tillery
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Response Number 2
Name: nathan roy Date: January 30, 1999 at 08:37:26 Pacific
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not so simple.. cant bootup with my ISA SCSI card. it has no onboard bios.
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Response Number 3
Name: Harry Date: January 30, 1999 at 13:07:06 Pacific
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First question , try it without net card does it work ok? Is this network card 10 Base 2(coax)? if so is a 'T' connector and terminated cable attached to the card? what IRQ and base I/o are being used by net card and adaptec 2940?
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Response Number 4
Name: nathanroy Date: January 30, 1999 at 13:29:52 Pacific
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the SCSI card is PCI so the resources are automatically assigned but I have messed with the priortities and put it on different irqs and stuff but still the same. It doesnt lockup without the netcard. I am absolutly sure it has something to do with the SCSI card. Its a 10 base T network and the wiring is OK because it works with the PCI network card. I would use all PCI cards but the thing with that is i dont have enough slots. i have tried putting the netcard on varios addresses, first 300, and then 280, and 2A0 and played with the IRQs. i have even disabled the printer port and the serial ports and used those IRQs. Windows says there are no conflicts and I get no yellow circles or anything.
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Response Number 5
Name: seth mott Date: January 31, 1999 at 07:48:00 Pacific
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you may have a pci-isa bridge problem. try deleting the bridge in the system profile and reboot.
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Response Number 6
Name: nathan roy Date: February 2, 1999 at 05:00:55 Pacific
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you wouldnt believe what it is. its my video card. An old museam specimin of an ATI Mach 64 GX PCI. i took it out and switched it and it works just fine now. Anyone know what the problem is?
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