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April 5th, 2005, 09:18 PM
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Hi there,
I recently bought a Linksys 10/100 Ethernet PCI network card but when it's inserted into one of the free PCI slots on my motherboard, the computer won't switch on at all. But when I remove it, it switches on with no problems whatsoever.
Does anyone know what the problem may be and how to resolve it?
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April 5th, 2005, 09:21 PM
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How old is the computer? Sounds like an IRQ conflict of the sort | 
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April 5th, 2005, 09:26 PM
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You might try switching it to a different PCI slot. This sometimes resolves IRQ problems.
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April 5th, 2005, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GroundZero3 How old is the computer? Sounds like an IRQ conflict of the sort | It's a year and 3 or 4 months old. | |
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April 5th, 2005, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DoctorReno You might try switching it to a different PCI slot. This sometimes resolves IRQ problems. | I've tried it in 4 different PCI slots and I still have the same problem. All my other PCI cards work fine.
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April 5th, 2005, 09:44 PM
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It looks like you need to buy a new computer for that card 
No really its looks like the card is shot. | |
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April 5th, 2005, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by meese It looks like you need to buy a new computer for that card
No really its looks like the card is shot. | The card is brand new, straight out of the box though? It can't surely be shot already, surely?
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April 5th, 2005, 09:53 PM
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Surely it can... and don't call me Shirley. | |
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April 5th, 2005, 10:06 PM
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How old is the Motherboard maybe there different PCI revisions like a PCI 2.2 card but the board is only PCI 2.1. Happened to me with a wireless card, except the computer booted it just could never detect the card. | |
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April 5th, 2005, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by [Neo770] How old is the Motherboard maybe there different PCI revisions like a PCI 2.2 card but the board is only PCI 2.1. Happened to me with a wireless card, except the computer booted it just could never detect the card. | I've got the Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 motherboard and according to Gigabyte's site it's PCI 2.3 compliant. The network card is PCI 2.2, so that can't be the problem, can it?
It's getting frustrating now. 
Thanks for the replies everyone!
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