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Date:      Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:24:43 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Jonathan A. Zdziarski" <jonz@netrail.net>
To:        Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com>
Cc:        "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Pentium MB [off-topic]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980408152415.2651C-100000@gill.netrail.net>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980408235917.00950560@pop.mpc.com.br>

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For $60 you can pick up a brand spanking new motherboard complete with
warranty; it probably would save you money if you were charging yourself
an hourly rate to fix it.

Thank you,

Jonathan A. Zdziarski
Systems Administrator
Netrail Incorporated
jonz@netrail.net
(888) NET-RAIL

On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Capriotti wrote:

:At 06:48 AM 4/8/98 -0700, Jason C. Wells wrote:
:>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?
:
:We think he did.
:
:>
:>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.
:>
:
:Actually, yes. Sorry I didn't provide further details. Let's go then:
:
:I've got this MB from another person and he told me: "It's yours, Enjoy !"
:and told me about the above problem.
:
:I've removed my working PCI video card from my computer, pluged it on the
:deffective MB and started it. Nothing.
:
:Then I removed the PCI card, inserted a ISA Video card, and Voila ! Images
:on the monitor !
:
:I believe that other PCI cards won't run as well, though I didn't connect
:any network card, for instance, to see if FBSD detects it.
:
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