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by kloran-[thrawn34 1 view

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Many of you have been following (or maybe not) my recent undertaking by answering my questions (thank you to those who gave intelligent responces).

I have gotten the motherboard configured and everything boots up It all works. Video an all... but...

With the one controller card I was going to use, I get a HDD controller error shortly after it tests the memory. With the other one that I had (that does work with that motherboard) I get both a Floppy Drive and HDD controller error. I can andwill add the specs for each card in use, or attempted use. In the mean time, what things could I try to get past this?

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by kloran-[thrawn34

Also, after reading a recent question dealing with points... only answers that are thought out and actually helpful well be accepted. Usually if you answer, I accept it. But I feel the value of the point has been lost, if you take the time to reply and help me out, then you deserve more points than the person who drools out a 2 minute post in hopes of getting points.

by kloran-[thrawn34

Motherboard facts

Chipset: SiS 85C471
Bios: AMI 486DX ISA-BIOS 1993
AB8877898
dtk PKM-0038S E-2

4 72-pin slots, (4-64mb)
and it does NOT have a ZIF cpu socket.

(on back)
4608004

YANG AN YA-1
E114139 94V-0

by maxwell edison

Greetings,

You don't mention if these controller cards are new ones or older ones, or if they have been successfully used in this computer or not. E-mail me or leave a comment (or both) and perhaps you can elaborate a bit.

In the meantime, I would suspect a couple of things. I would think that there are jumpers on the controller cards that have to be set according to their use. And it is possible, if the card in question is an older one, that the card is bad.

Also, what are the specs. on the controller card? (model & number)

Advise on my query and I'll post an additional comment to this question if necessary/possible.

Maxwell

by kloran-[thrawn34

Both controller cards have worked before. (Also called I/O cards?) They are older, although, I am at school and do not have them on me at the current moment. I will post the specifics on each soon as I get home. I do know that one is a "Realogic" orsomething like that. I have never heard of it before. It has 2 HDD controllers and one for the FDD. The other, I am not sure of, but it only has one HDD controller.

by kloran-[thrawn34

This is all the info I could pull of the cards.

Card One:
FCC ID: HBQUMC8287D1A
Relialogic s/n: 167852
7K 8287 2J D01A
1995

Card Two:
FCC ID: JPDVA-MiD83757
Vitex
9318
Inbound W83757F
W02438

by yasirs

Hi,

Hmm , I would think that a jumper issue might be there but have you checked the data cables and that the hardware devices i.e. floppy and harddisk are ok?
Also do check that the card is not loose in the slot whether ISA or PCI.

If not the above cause then its is probably that u have a bad controller card , and since u have a 486DX u will have to
search people dealing with Old PCs to find you the card.

by mr. ezekial transistor

Are you using ESD precautions? Anti-static bags and grounding strap? If not you are probably zapping them and that is why every card you try ends up bad. Yes they are I/O cards. I would say put them where they worked before and see if they still do.You could also try cleaning the contacts with alcohol and reseating the card and make sure bus mastering is disabled in the bios.

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