Pro Audio Spectrum causes PC to hang during self test

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From: Nigel Barker
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 00:00

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I've just been buidling a  486 from bits after the kids' 386 died. I've got a
problem with installing the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 soundcard in that the machine
hangs during its self-test prior to booting if the card is inserted.

It's an AMI BIOS, no indication what brand of motherboard. There are a whole
bunch of other cards (SCSI, Ethernet, CD-ROM etc) that I initially assumed there
was a conflict with one of these. I have now pulled out every board except the
graphics board (Cirrus Logic 5424) & the cheap'n'cheerful multi I/O board that
has the disk controllers on.

It goes through its memory check, makes noises with the disk drives the displays
WAIT...... & that's it. It never gets as far as the beep & System Configuration
screen (you'll know what I mean if you have an AMI BIOS).

Does anyone have any ideas? This is the 4th PC that this card has been in & it's
never been a problem before.

Nigel
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Nigel Barker - nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk

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From: nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk (Nigel Barker)
Subject: Pro Audio Spectrum causes PC to hang during self test
Date: 1995/11/22
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