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Hi,

I have a:
- GA-586TX3 Motherboard with a P1 233mmx CPU (with the most recent BIOS loaded)
In which I want to add a:
- Sweex 4 Port USB 2.0 PCI Card, article number: FA000040

When I add this PCI card into any slot, the motherboard does not boot up (I also don't revieve a POST boot message).
Removing all cards from all slots (exept video card) does not help.
Changing the Video card does not help.

Does any one have a similar problem and can this be solved by changing some settings in the BIOS or on the Motherboard, if yes how/what?

I thougt it might be a PCI compatibility problem.
The Sweex card requires:
- PCI interface: V 2.2, 32 bit bus, 33Mhz host interface
Which is supported by the GA-586TX3 as far as I know, mabey I missed a setting or a jumper.

Thanx already.

i430TX is only PCI 2.1 compliant.

So, This card will never work on this Motherboard!

Yup.

Only USB2 cards with NEC chips work on old motherboards (not VIA or ALi), and even then it's hit and miss. I remember there's a Longshine card with NEC chip that works.

Hi,

I finaly used an ALi USB2 board which supportes PCI 1.x
This workes perfect.
All at USB 2 Speed.
The printer and Web cam work fine

The sweex board I placed in another system, this also workes perfect.

Thanx for al your info

With regards.

I remember someone having some weird issues after using a card with ALi chip on a P3B-F. Maybe BX boards are different again... go figure. Or possibly one would have to differentiate between the different ALi controllers, apparently there are two types of chips, M5622 and M5633.