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Conference giadev::decstation

Title:DECstation PC Conference
Notice:register note 2, see notes 3 & 4
Moderator:TARKIN::LININD
Created:Tue Jan 10 1989
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7470
Total number of notes:34994

7385.0. "Celebris 5xx and ISA PnP" by NETRIX::thomas (The Code Warrior) Mon Mar 17 1997 09:46

I have a slimline Celebris 5100 (BIOS 2.03) and a DE305 (new NE2000 PnP
ISA adapter).  If I put the DE305 in the top ISA slot on the riser, the
card is not visible to the PnP BIOS/software.  If I put the card in the
middle slot of the riser, the card is visible.

That presents a problem for me since I'd like to put a PCI card in the
middle slot.

Any thoughts why the PnP card doesn't work in the top ISA-only slot?
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7385.1TARKIN::LINBill LinMon Mar 17 1997 11:089
    re: NETRIX::thomas
    
    Sounds like a hardware incompatibility for your combination of
    DE305 and the Celebris 5100.  I think you'll have to try and live
    with the slot choice or pick another network card.  DE205's work
    great in there if you can find one.  I've also used Racal-Interlan
    EtherBlasters and 3COM Etherlink 3 quite successfully.
    
    /Bill
7385.2NETRIX::thomasThe Code WarriorMon Mar 17 1997 11:491
Is the top [ISA-only] slot supposed to support PnP?
7385.3TARKIN::LINBill LinMon Mar 17 1997 12:388
    re: .2 by NETRIX::thomas
    
    >> Is the top [ISA-only] slot supposed to support PnP?
    
    The slots are all supposed to be the same.  Obviously, there's a
    problem with signal quality with that card in place.
    
    /Bill