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ridingthe4thwv
 Post subject: NIC problem
PostPosted: Sat 11-11-2006 3:44PM 
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okay, i want to put a nic in my computer aside from the one already in the motherboard, but every time i try to install it it won't boot windows

suggestions, something blatantly obvious i'm doing wrong?

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PostPosted: Tue 11-14-2006 11:43PM 
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disable the onboard NIC in your bios.

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but i want to use both as i want to run the card as a shared connection to my ps2
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Have you tried every PCI slot?

EDIT: Oh, characterize 'won't boot'...POST failure? Windows blue-screens?

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well, it goes through BIOS and goes through the ide check, then it gets to a black screen with the blinking underscore and won't do anything from there
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try clearing your bios and wiping out all settings

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