Can't "start"PCI card - Epox 8RDA+ and Epox 8k9a

[Rudzer]

This is really wierd!

I mean just got a 8RDA+ some days ago and it ruled, except for one little problem:

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I tried this:
- every slot (without any other cards)
- onboard lan, firewire, sound disabled
- other bios
- diferent nforce win drivers
- optimised bios settings
- disabled every "freaky" bios option i could remeber off (prolly its where my problem relys)!
- Win xp and win2k

This is way way too wierd, cause the card works like a charm in some old pcs i got (from Celeron based to Duron+8KHA), so yesterday got a 8K9A again and guess what? Same problem

Help on this is very very appreciatted

Cheers

[EPoX Tech]

Do you have an example of a board that this card has been working in ?

[Rudzer]

Epox 8kha+
ECS k7s5a
MSI i440lx (don't recall model)
ECS K7tv3
soltek DRv2

[EPoX Tech]

Certainly odd, but can't say I've ever heard of that card.

[Rudzer]

Don't you know anything possibly causing this? Cause i've had a 8K9A in the past already too (for some weeks) and it also worked, so its pretty dammm wierd

[EPoX Tech]

I'm not sure wether it's BIOS - I think not, but think an incompatibility between southbridge and PCI card - try a broadband card based upon a different chipset.

[Rudzer]

Think is this card isn't something i can easily get with other chipset (like a mobo) and its kinda expensive

[bldegle2]

ISP.

I am assuming this is a DSL/cable portal card???

baldy

[Rudzer]

Nop dude its a card to use with sat dish

This is really getting on my nerves gezz

[Daniel ~]

Have you checked to see if you card offers new drivers?

[Rudzer]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
finaly after +3h puzzlying trying to find whats wrong i've managed to get it to work!

It was a bios prob after all, not sure what cause the problem but well my fix was to load SAFE-FAIL, repair windows instalation (or wouldn't boot) and then tweak ram, cpu related stuff!

Dammm oohhh happiness, NFORCE2 POWAH!