I had a similar problem installing a PCI card in my computer.  My MB has a sound
card built in, but it is seen as PCI slot 2 in my system.  However, slot 2 also
exists physically.  When I tried to plug a card into that slot, everything
crashed.  Switched the card to a different slot, and everything works.
According to the MB manufacturer, my options are to (1) disable the sound card,
or (2) don't use the slot.

If you have a similar configuration, this could be your problem.

Mary Wolden wrote:

> From: Dave Schroeder Subject:
> Re: [PCBUILD] PCI paralel port
>
> > 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.
> > >
> >         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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