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Did you install the Promise driver for the ATA100 channel before installing
the sound card driver?

"Flying Squid" <Flying Squid@home.com> wrote in message
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> This is the first system in question:
>
> A7V REV. 1.05
> Thunderbird 1Ghz CPU
> V770 ultra (TNT2 unltra) video card set to 4x
> 512 mb Micron PC133 sdram
> Netgear 310TX PCI network card
> Soundblaster Live Value Sound Card
> Maxtor ata100 40 Gb HD on Primary ata100 IDE channel
> Kenwood 72x true CD rom Primary ata66 IDE channel (Master)
> Sony Supressa 4x CD-R/RW Secondary ata66 IDE channel (Master)
> Iomega 100mb ZIP Drive Secondary ata66 IDE channel (Slave)
> Windows 98se
>
>
> When I first put all this together I loaded the drivers for the sound card
> and it worked fine.
> Then I tried to reboot the system and I got a message "Which Boot device?"
> followed by a list of everything but
> the hard drive on the promise controller. I changed PCI slots from 2 to 3
> and it would get to the windows splash
> screen and lock-up. I moved it to PCI slot 4 with the same result. I know
> VIA chipsets have a problem with creative
> sound cards so I made sure I installed the 4 in 1 drivers.
>
> I alos tried to put a Turtle Beach Montego II quadzilla sound card in in
> place of the SB live value. It also works great
> until I reboot. This does do someting else though; It tries to load
> "gameport joystick" and "Montego joysick port"
>
> This system works fine as long as I leave the sound card out!
>
>
> Any Suggestions??
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary Bowman
>
>