pcchips problem please help my sanity!

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by **wurzle** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:19 pm

Hi
firstly sorry for this garbled request very much a newbie here
I am trying to set up a wireless network (belkin)
but the two pc's I want to use wont recognise the PCI cards
or for that matter any other PCI card I have tryed all slots
could this be a bios problem?
also tryed new instalations of windows xp pro, windows me etc
nothing works
the details stamped on the boartds are M787CLM (pcchips)
I have tryed pcchips online help request but they haven't responded...
any help, advice or pointing me in the right direction would be very much appreciated

thanks

rich

by **NickS** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:52 pm

Hi Wurzle.
The best site for PC-Chips support is the PC-Chips Lottery
There are some of the regular contributors from here (like ajzchips and KachiWachi) but also a load of other people with PC-Chips knowledge.

by **zonxar** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:38 am

If it is an M787CLM, then it is the Amptron version with on-board LAN. Have you tried going into the BIOS and disabling the onboard LAN under Features Setup?

by **wurzle** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:33 pm

yes I have tried that
I could understand one board being faulty but both seems a bit odd!

by **edwin** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:11 pm

if those cards want PCI spec 2.2 slots you're doomed, try and find ones that want PCI spec 2.1 slots.