You didn't mention if you were connected to a network. If not, go to the
nic's tcp/ip settings and specify an ip address. When they are set to
"obtain IP address automatically", they seem to search for a DHCP server.
This may help but its sound like you also have an IRQ problem.

HTH
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Rivenbark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] NIC Causes 2min Boot


> I loaded the latest Win98 Chipset (Intel 430TX) drivers for the mobo.  Got
the
> correct version of Win98 cab files (Win98 first ed.) on the system.
Physically
> removed NIC.  Removed and re-installed all networking "components"
(Clients,
> Protocols, Services).  Re-installed NIC.  The boot up was still nearly 2
minutes
> following P.O.S.T.
>
> Changed the PCI slot of the NIC to the 2nd PCI slot (under video CCA) and
the
> system locked up booting in to Windows.  Changed the position of the NIC
again -
> this time to the lowest PCI slot (ISA shared slot).  (Dropped ISA sound
CCA down
> one ISA slot to accomodate this move.)  That cut the boot time in half (to
right at
> 1 minute following P.O.S.T.) - networking function is returned (can see
local
> system and other nodes on the LAN now in Network Neighborhood).  The
improvement is
> significant enough to warrant a halt to this battle and move on to others.
I am,
> however, still open to feed back re: the cause of this problem and why
moving the
> NIC to a different PCI slot improved the situation.  I'm sure I'll see
this again
> sometime.
>
> Note: The mobo has no AGP slot - and, one cannot assign IRQ's to expansion
slots on
> this  board.  The slots can only be designated PnP or Legacy ISA.
>
> Thanx again to all who contributed.  I really appreciate your taking the
time to
> help.
>
>
> --
> Chris Rivenbark
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