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Date:      Mon, 11 Mar 1996 09:58:59 +1100 (EST)
From:      Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au>
To:        jay@map.com
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: problem installing 2.1R on Acer Pentium 75
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.960311095018.772A-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <9603101048.AA0023@localhost>

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> Chances are the problematic NE2000 card is set to an IRQ or IO port address that conflicts with 
> something else in the machine.  Find out what where the other hardware is at, then configure the 
> card correctly.
> 
> Had a similar problem with an Adaptec SCSI card - somehow the IRQ was set to the same one as the 
> primary HD controller.  Not good, since the machine wouldn't even boot enough to set the card to a 
> different IRQ.
> 
> 
> // Roland Jay Roberts  -  Team OS/2  -
> // Internet: jay@map.com
> // FidoNet: Roland Roberts @ 1:321/305.5
>

I had already checked IRQs etc.
The card was set to IRQ 10 which didn't appear to be used by anything 
else but who knows...

thanks for your response

cheers,
Carey

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