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IBM Computers & MPEG/DVD DEcoder video c

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by gemailhiot 1 view

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Computer is:
IBM Pentium II 400 Mhz computer
128 MB RAM
6 GB hard Drive
DVD Drive.
NT 4.0 workstation, connected to a LAN.
Original video card is RealMagic Mpeg/DVD Decoder PCI card. which apparently failed.
Any attempt to install a replacement MPEG/DVD decoder card has failed. At boot time the computer emits one long and three short beeps, and there is absolutely no display.
I have tried other video cards: 2 1MB PCI cards, they work fine. I also tested with an NVidia 32MB PCI card - OKbut the memeory recognized by the computer was only 4MB.
The computer has an onboard S# Trio3D video which works fine,

Any suggestion onn how to get the MPEG/DVD card installed, or is it something that is done through NT 4.0?

thnaks,

gilles mailhiot

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by azraelissime

Did you install it under the administrator account? Because only that account has the right to do it.

Check also this:

1.Try installing the card in a different slot.
2.Try changing the memory address range for the card in Device Manager
3.Make sure the card is well seated in the slot. Most systems require the card to be firmly seated in the PCI slot, but other systems (like mine) may be finicky
4.Try the card in another machine (if you can) to see if the card is working

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