I just recently tried to add a PCI parallel port to my PII-266 only to
find out that I didn't have an open IRQ.  All were already being used.

Dave Schroeder
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        I have no other parallel port on my computer other than my
printer port,
        which is already pre set into the board. its a plug n play with
no jumpers.
        it only has one port on it.

        >This sounds like a conflict between the card and some other
hardware.  Do
        >you have a parallel port on your motherboard?  What are its
settings?  Is
        >the card a plug-and-play type or does it have jumper settings?
What other
        >hardware do you have in the system?  Is this card just a
parallel port or
        >are there other ports of some kind on it?
        >
        >At 03:47 PM 5/4/99 PDT, you wrote:
        > >ok guyz, I'm tryin 2 plug a single PCI I/O card inside my
computer.
        > >my computer is a PenII and has two slots open.
        > >whenever I plug it in, I install the driver, and then it
restarts.
        > >when it restarts the computer freezes up just before it loads
win98.
        > >I have changed the settings from ECP, EPP, and
Bi-Directional. Always
        >does
        > >the same. when I unplug the card the computer boots up fine.
I exchanged
        >the
        > >card for a different type of card and I am still comeing up
with the same
        > >problem.
        >
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