Motherboard and slots.

I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.

Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.

I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.

Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to try
for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?

Please help, Frank

If you have the manual for the motherboard, read it. Motherboards vary, but
all share some irqs with some slots. And, some cards will only work with
some hardware irqs at the bios level (not talking windows here).

--
Jonny
"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
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> I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
> motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>
> Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
> card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.
>
> I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.
>
> Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to
try
> for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
>

how do you know it is the printer card causing computer to freeze up?

"Frank Martin" wrote:

> I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
> motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>
> Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
> card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.
>
> I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.
>
> Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to try
> for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
>
>

Frank

Do not use the slot nearest to the AGP slot, or the one next to the ISA slot
if you have one..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
news:eNA5Oah8FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
>motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>
> Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
> card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.
>
> I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.
>
> Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to
> try for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
>

The AGP and adjacent slot is not always true, may be the second adjacent
slot on some motherboards.

--
Jonny
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OPE2Hni8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Frank
>
> Do not use the slot nearest to the AGP slot, or the one next to the ISA
slot
> if you have one..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eNA5Oah8FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
> >motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
> >
> > Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
> > card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.
> >
> > I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.
> >
> > Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to
> > try for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
> >
> > Please help, Frank
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Second adjacent?.. it's either adjacent or it isn't.. the slots adjacent to
AGP or ISA slots can cause problems sometimes..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net> wrote in message
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> The AGP and adjacent slot is not always true, may be the second adjacent
> slot on some motherboards.
>
> --
> Jonny
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OPE2Hni8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Frank
>>
>> Do not use the slot nearest to the AGP slot, or the one next to the ISA
> slot
>> if you have one..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:eNA5Oah8FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
>> >motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>> >
>> > Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel
>> > printer
>> > card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on
>> > startup.
>> >
>> > I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32
>> > crash.
>> >
>> > Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard
>> > to
>> > try for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>> >
>> > Please help, Frank
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

That's alright Mike, no one likes it when they're wrong, even when they
learn something....

--
Jonny
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OgfmHqp8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Second adjacent?.. it's either adjacent or it isn't.. the slots adjacent
to
> AGP or ISA slots can cause problems sometimes..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net> wrote in message
> news:OZ4zewo8FHA.608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > The AGP and adjacent slot is not always true, may be the second adjacent
> > slot on some motherboards.
> >
> > --
> > Jonny
> > "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:OPE2Hni8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> Frank
> >>
> >> Do not use the slot nearest to the AGP slot, or the one next to the ISA
> > slot
> >> if you have one..
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mike Hall
> >> MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >>
> >> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:eNA5Oah8FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> >I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on
my
> >> >motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
> >> >
> >> > Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel
> >> > printer
> >> > card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on
> >> > startup.
> >> >
> >> > I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32
> >> > crash.
> >> >
> >> > Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard
> >> > to
> >> > try for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
> >> >
> >> > Please help, Frank
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Jonny

I wasn't wrong..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net> wrote in message
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> That's alright Mike, no one likes it when they're wrong, even when they
> learn something....
>
> --
> Jonny
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OgfmHqp8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Second adjacent?.. it's either adjacent or it isn't.. the slots adjacent
> to
>> AGP or ISA slots can cause problems sometimes..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net> wrote in message
>> news:OZ4zewo8FHA.608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > The AGP and adjacent slot is not always true, may be the second
>> > adjacent
>> > slot on some motherboards.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jonny
>> > "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> > news:OPE2Hni8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> Frank
>> >>
>> >> Do not use the slot nearest to the AGP slot, or the one next to the
>> >> ISA
>> > slot
>> >> if you have one..
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Mike Hall
>> >> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
>> >> news:eNA5Oah8FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> >I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on
> my
>> >> >motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel
>> >> > printer
>> >> > card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on
>> >> > startup.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32
>> >> > crash.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the
>> >> > motherboard
>> >> > to
>> >> > try for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>> >> >
>> >> > Please help, Frank
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

My motherboad was installed in 2002 and is an "EPoX 4B2A Intel845
mainboard".

It has the max amount of RAM installed (1Gb).

It has done a lot of work downloading and recording TV movies.

Some of the little capacitors next to the CPU are beginning to swell and go
a bit furry, though I have been told this is not too serious.

have half a mind to get a new computer and use this machine as a backup.




"Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net> wrote in message
news:OVGtUph8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> If you have the manual for the motherboard, read it. Motherboards vary,
> but
> all share some irqs with some slots. And, some cards will only work with
> some hardware irqs at the bios level (not talking windows here).
>
> --
> Jonny
> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eNA5Oah8FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
>> motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>>
>> Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
>> card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.
>>
>> I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.
>>
>> Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to
> try
>> for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>>
>> Please help, Frank
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Because it's OK when I remove it.

"Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CB1C1233-3A01-43C2-A758-0CABBD3D7A29@microsoft.com...
> how do you know it is the printer card causing computer to freeze up?
>
> "Frank Martin" wrote:
>
>> I don't know much about this but I have been told that all 6 slots on my
>> motherboard are not quite equivalent, though each uses up an IRQ.
>>
>> Is this true, because I am having trouble with a NetMos parallel printer
>> card, which was working before, but now freezes the computer on startup.
>>
>> I have WindowsXP which has been reinstalled because of a System32 crash.
>>
>> Is it worth swapping around the cards in the slots on the motherboard to
>> try
>> for optimum performance, or is this an old wives tale?
>>
>> Please help, Frank
>>
>>
>>
>>