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From: Kingson Gunawan <kingson@excite.com>
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Subject: Re: Help needed with DPT card + Asus M/B
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Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote:
> 
> >Simon Shapiro wrote:
> 
> >> On 25-Feb-98 Tom wrote:
> 
> >> > On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Kingson Gunawan wrote:
> 
> >> >> Does anybody successfully run the DPT SmartRaid4 (PW-3334UW) with ASUS
> >> >> P2L97-DS?  This combination keeps failing me...
> >> >> Asus P2L97-DS dual PII-300
> 
> >> >   Check IRQ settings.  Is anything else on the same IRQ as the DPT
> >> > controller?
> 
> >> That is not it.  Unless some other driver is stealing the PCI interrupt
> >> (which I do not know how to do with PCI).
> 
> >Simon, Tom,
> >I tried the following without any success:
> >
> >1.  Disabling both L? caches
> >2.  Disabling anything in the BIOS such as PS/2 mouse function, etc.
> >3.  Assigning specific IRQ in the BIOS to my ISA card (although it is a
> >PnP SB16 card).
> >4.  Removing all cards other than the DPT and video card.
> >5.  Moving DPT around to different slots.
> >6.  Changing the m/b with another unit of the same made and model.
> >7.  Compile the kernel with a number of DPT options on/off.
> >
> >DPT and Asus board simply won't cooperate.  Changing the m/b to Air
> >P6KDI makes things work instantly.  I think I am about to incinerate the
> >m/b... :-)
> 
> Have you tried checking the Asus web site to see if there is a more
> recent BIOS with a bug fix, that you might be able to flash?
> 
> Can't think of anything else to try, but I have always believed Asus
> motherboards to be top-notch, up 'til now.
> 

I did that already.  The m/b BIOS is the lastest greatest.  Quite
disappointed by this m/b.  My experience with Asus m/b (with different
controller cards) had been excellent up until now.

Kingson

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