<U35828@uicvm.uic.edu> (06/26/91)
Hello netters,
I have been having trouble with my serial/paralell card. Whenever I
power up, the computer would beep 9 times (AMI ROM BIOS failure) and
just do nothing (the rest of the POST). My field expedient solution is
to flick the power switch on and off until the system does boot.
I did notice some interesting things, however. Whenever I removed the
hard drive controller (a Seagate ST22M), and left in the I/O card (or
vice versa), things would be okay. I set the address jumpers on both
cads such that there will not be a conflict, but the problem still
persists.
SYSTEM SETUP:
386sx-20 with 2mb ram (AMI BIOS, Intel VLSI chipset)
Seagate ST22M (HD I/O Ports) (FDD I/O Ports)
1F0-1F7 3F0-3F5
3F6-3F7 3F7
2S/1P/1G Port Setting (LPT2) (COM3) (COM4)
378 3E8 2E8
BOCA Basic VGA + IBM 8512 monitor (from my 30-286)
HD: Seagate ST-4051 (a tempermental beast)
FDD: Toshiba 1.2mb, Sony 1.44mb
Genuine IBM 84-key AT KBD
Any and all suggested solutions are welcome.<U35828@uicvm.uic.edu> (06/26/91)
ADDENDUM: On the rare occasions that the system would boot with the I/O card, something happens such that, in spite of the factory settings (com1,2), I always end up getting com3,4. This is a big inconvenience because my mouse drivers only recognize com1&2. John Serrano-Bitnet: <U35828@UICVM>, Internet: <U35828@UICVM.UIC.EDU> Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No Mister Bond, I expect you to die!"