Ethernet card causing system freezes...

[showoff0450]

OK... I'll make it simple:

1. When my ethernet card (linksys Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet Adapter (NC100 v2)) is plugged into my computer, as soon as Win98 finishes loading up the desktop, the system freezes 90% of the time.

I have to go inside my case each time and jiggle the card around and pray that it doesn't freeze each time.\

Also, when the Ethernet card is in, and I run WinAmp or Half-Life (or any other program that has sound in it), my system freezes randomly, too.

2. When I don't have the card inside the computer, everything works fine.

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So what do I do? Is it a faulty PCI slot? Is there anything I can do in Win98 to prevent my ethernet card from making my system freeze? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
-Chris

P.S. My drivers are all updated...

 

[tornadobox]

have you tried putting the NIC in a different PCI slot?

 

[interchange]

My Linksys NIC hates to share IRQ's with anything. You can do whatever you want to fenagle this into possibility, and it will likely help your problems. I think it could be solved with good drivers -- but windows exercises too much control over hardware on its own. I never had a problem with it in Linux with the Tulip drivers where I have control.

 

[corkyg]

My Linksys Ethernet will share just fine with USB . . . but nothing else. See your PCI slot sharing table in your mobo manual and adjust accordingly. You have a classic IRQ conflict.