🚀 go-pugleaf

I have had frequent problems with plug and play IRQ etc especially with
PCI slots on my Endeavour Board. It's not just this one either, it's been
a feature of all 4 I have set up.

Often it's just the video card. Switch on and no output. Sometimes this
clears by setting DIP 4 to on to clear NVRAM, but not always. 

Today, I was adding a Miro DC20 PCI card. 

System

ISA 1 - - Digital Turbo 3 network card (IRQ 10)
ISA 2 - - empty
ISA 3 - - empty
PCI 1 - - Miro DC20 (IRQ 9)
PCI 2 - - Matrox Millenium Video
PCI 3 - - empty
PCI 4 - - Adaptec AHA 2940 SCSI (IRQ 11) 

Audio - - IRQ 5

Problems started with the Miro grabbing INT 9. I was a bit concerned and
rebooted to enter setup. I set IRQ 9 to be available to ISA. The Miro
still grabbed it and I then lost the Miro driver when I went into
PREMIERE LE.

Now the system won't boot at all. I have pulled out the RAM, pulled all
the cards, power leads and them mains lead out. Re-assembling it, I do
not get a signal out to the monitor.

I've even taken the battery out hoping that will clear whatever is in
whatever RAM is on the board.

Can anyone explain why this happens? (and it has happened to others too).

Can anyone suggest what to do when this does happen as it's pretty soul
destroying.



-- 
David Longley