> The machine in question already has Windows98 and I noticed that it shares > interrupts between various devices. Specifically the Ethernet card and > the on-board sound system as well as at least one other pair. > if your bios setup offers this option, then try to remap some of the irqs. moving the cards to other slots may help, also. sometimes a device (driver) needs a non-shared irq, while three other devices work well on a single shared irq line. specifically shares between pci and isa devices may cause trouble.
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