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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 06:48:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
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To: Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com>
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Subject: Re: Pentium MB [off-topic]
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On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Capriotti wrote:

> In my hands I have a Pentium MB, whose PCI slots are not working at all.
> 
> The original owner probably pulled the video card while the system was
> energized.

He did that?

Try the card in a computer whose PCI slots are known to work if you have
access to one.

> The disk controller - embeded IDE, which I believe to be PCI - is working
> fine, the system runs smooth with ISA cards, but when one plugs a PCI Video
> card, no video signal is generated.
> 
> FreeBSD runs fine also, and so does WInblows.

How do you know these two OSes run fine if you can't see any video? Do
you have a different card that you have tested. If a different card
works, then nothing is wrong with your main board.

Perhaps I am missing the point.

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