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Conference noted::windows95

Title:	Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
Notice:	Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything
Moderator:	EEMELI::BACKSTROM

Created:	Mon Nov 14 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2958
Total number of notes:	19968

2843.0. "Baffling device conflict" by SANITY::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Wed Mar 12 1997 16:05

    Hi
    
    I installed a DE203 EtherWORKS Ethernet card in my home PC (a
    VenturisFP).  I used Windows 95 Device Manager to select available IRQ,
    I/O and memory settings, then used the latest EtherWORKS NICSETUP
    utility to configure the Ethernet card to these available settings. 
    After power cycling, I find that the Ethernet card does work, but my
    sound card does not.  Instead of hearing that few seconds of music just
    before the desktop appears, I hear, say, one note.  Also, other
    applications that need the sound cards ability to generate music no
    longer produce music.  Oddly, I can still play and hear CDROMs that I
    put in the CDROM drive.
    
    I've checked and triple-checked the Device Manager for conflicts, and
    don't find any, either for the Ethernet card or the sound card.
    
    Does it sound like introducing the Ethernet card has created a device
    resource conflict?
    
    If so, where should I go from here to debug this?
    
    Thanks!
    tl

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2843.1		WRKSYS::TATOSIAN	The Compleat Tangler	`Wed Mar 12 1997 16:23`	5
	Not so odd on the CD - you're only using the card as an amplifier and mixer (no digital data required for Red Book audio from the CD). What happens if you start Win95 without the network?
2843.2		ZEKE::ranger.zko.dec.com::dilsworth	Keith Dilsworth	`Wed Mar 12 1997 17:31`	10
	I had the same experenice when I installed a Linksys Ethernet card. This PNP PCI card bumped my PNP sound cards MIDI port. The driver for the sound card complained about a conflict at bootup but the device manager said there was no conflict. There was another available IRQ which had the same problem. I wound up pulling a second SCSI card and asigning it that IRQ in the device manager. It now works. I think the problem is it tried to assign the IDE IRQ which is unused in my SCSI PC.
2843.3		SANITY::LEMONS	And we thank you for your support.	`Wed Mar 12 1997 18:40`	4
	Re .1, how do I start Windows 95 without the network? Thanks! tl
2843.4	Safe Mode	TLE::INGRAM	oops	`Thu Mar 13 1997 18:45`	6
	While booting, press F8 as soon as the "Starting Windows 95" message appears. You'll get a list of boot options... select "Safe Mode". Larry
2843.5	Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter	NETRIX::"laodennis@mail.dec.com"	Dennis Lao	`Fri Mar 14 1997 05:28`	8
	Have you tried following the suggestions in the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter? Go, Start -> Help -> then type "Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter" The troubleshooter topics in the online Help can be very useful sometimes. Dennis. [Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
2843.6		SANITY::LEMONS	And we thank you for your support.	`Sun Mar 16 1997 14:01`	8
	Thanks for the suggestions; I'll give them a shot. Another item: my graphics adapter's options (IRQ, etc.) have what appears to be a tiny blue exclamation mark next to them. What does this mean? Thanks! tl
2843.7		WRKSYS::TATOSIAN	The Compleat Tangler	`Sun Mar 16 1997 20:56`	9
	>Another item: my graphics adapter's options (IRQ, etc.) have what >appears to be a tiny blue exclamation mark next to them. What does >this mean? Are you looking at the "resource settings" under Device Manager for the graphics card? When I look at the same page I see something that looks like a blue 8-pin SOJ (ie: a chip package) to the left of each parameter - not an exclamation mark...