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Date:	Sun, 9 Jun 2002 13:27:28 PST7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: IRQ Wars, the sequel

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> >The main culprit seems to be the NIC. I've been getting a variety of
> >error messages, depending on what changes I try, but most often "Fatal:
> >PCI Bus Allocated an Illegal Interrupt to Chip !" And the NIC driver
> >does not load. The NIC had been in PCI Slot #1, where I had to move it a
> >while back in order to get it to work. When it goes down now, it tends
> >to drag the Aopen sound card in PCI slot #2 along with it.

Steven wrote:

> This could be hardware or just a slightly scrambled CMOS. Things can
> happen when you take a computer for a ride.

The hardware was fine just before the return trip. I'd find it hard to believe
that any damage occurred, or that anything happened to change this, on a
lasting basis.

> What I would suggest is resetting to the BIOS defaults. These are
> conservative settings that are supposed to work even if the hardware is
> marginal. It that makes the problems go away, you have marginal hardware
> or bad connections somewhere. If so, reseating all the cards and making
> sure the MB is properly isolated is in order.

Thanks for the advice. The H/W was not marginal prior to this, and had
weathered several such short trips without these problems. I think the default
settings are the _wrong_ ones for this system, in several respects. But I'll try
this, if necessary, after notating all current settings. This is an ASUS P3B-F,
and I'm struck by how different the Bios screens are, vis-a-vis the P2B-F I
used previously. There seem to be fewer screens, with considerably less
settings available, and some of the nomenclature has changed.

Exactly what did you mean re "making sure the MB is properly isolated ?"

> In general, with PCI, there's little need to override the settings.

And are you saying that PNP turned ON, and AUTO for all PCI slots, is just
fine for OS/2 ?

> If that fails, I would clear the CMOS and try again.

Is it the "Reset Configuration" option (where during the H/W boot it will
say "ECSD Successfully Updated"), that does this ?

Jordan

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