3COM + MSI + LIVE = Bad COMBO!? msi owners with problems that they solved please read

[illbot]

have a tbird 950@1000,384m micronpc133ram on a MSI k7tpro 2a, asus geforce2mx, sblive mp3 5.1, 3com 900x NIC....
stil get blue screens installing windows using /p i switch

cant play mulitple media files without soundloop lockup

even though everything is on a diferent irq

and liveware 3's first mesagebox is blank but the butons are there
its done it on 2 comps now what the hell am i doing wrong


fed up could write a manuscript of the things i've tried by now

 

[AMD4ME2]

dood im bumpin ya because I may have this problem in the not so far future.

Ker-Bump.

 

[PCComp]

I have very similar hardware in my system. Install the cards in the following slots:

AGP = video card
PCI1 = nothing
PCI2 = sound card
PCI3 = nothing
PCI4 = network adapter

With this configuration, your ACPI controller (provided that it's enabled) will share IRQ's with your USB controller. Thus, all the other devices will get their own IRQ's.

When all else fails, try different RAM...

 

[illbot]

dood i even disabled serial ports and usb
it still acted retarded

 

[rempe]

Sounds like a ram issue lower youre settings and try just one stick.Also which bios are you using?

 

[RaymondY]

My current rig has K7T Pro2-A with SB X-gamer 5.1, 3Com NIC, Promise FT100, modem on Windows 2000 Server. No problems. Has disabled on-board sound, com ports.

AGP - GeForce SDR
PCI 1 - Empty
PCI 2 - Promise FT100
PCI 3 - 3Com NIC
PCI 4 - SB X-gamer 5.1
PCI 5 - Diamond SupraMax modem
PCI 6 - Empty

 

[illbot]

live bios 1.9
i have micron pc133 ram, wouldnt it be cas 2?

 

[drax]

I posted my similar experience (also with a 3com nic) to another thread. There appears to be some incompatibility between the 3com and something on the MSI board or drivers. I was getting complete lockups of the machine when playing avi's or rm's, as well as the sound loop problem. Finally swapped out the 3com for an old, cheap Addtron 10/100 I had lying around and almost all of the problems disappeared.

I still do occasionally get the sound loop that requires a restart to fix, but it's only occasional. I think it's a separate issue related to the sound chip and am going to try the Diamond S90 I took out when I upgraded the motherboard.

 

[illbot]

yea i grabbed a dlink card today its working beter but i did see an general protection fault eax error a while ago so i'm still not sure if its 100% now or not

Fing frustrating

SOMEONE NEEDS TO STIR UP THE POT with these problems, CREaTIVE should know how much they or MSI suck

 

[PCComp]

There shouldn't be any problems between the SB live and the 3COM NIC. You probably have an IRQ sharing problem. The SB Live doesn't share IRQ's very well. Also, make sure you have the latest dirvers. This is especially true for the SB Live!