First post, by Malik
- Rank
- l33t
I have a peculiar problem here.
I've got myself a Elpina Socket 7 Based motherboard and went about testing it.
Test Setup:
Elpina Pentium MMX Motherboard (Amptron PM-8400 Rev 5.2A)
VX_Pro+ Chipset
Pentium 133MHz CPU
64MB EDO RAM. (Voltage set at 5v)
PCI Slots: i - Voodoo2 8MB
ii - Diamond Stealth3D 2000
iii - D-Link 528TX Ethernet Adapter
ISA Slots : a - LAPC-I
b. - AWE32 CT3980
PSU : Newly installed 350W (which comes with the -5v rail) with ATX to AT wire with switch
Symptoms:
The system won't boot-up after installing the LAPC-I card. After removing the card, everything works perfectly.
Won't boot in the sense, I can see the fan, power come online but no boot-up screen and the usual single beep is not heard from the pc speaker.
Notes:
i - I have used the exact same setup with another motherboard - a SIS 5512/3 socket 5 based mobo, where everything works perfectly. Including the LAPC-I.
ii - The board came with the Original manual (bless that seller). And I have setup all the jumpers accordingly.
iii - I've played around in bios, setting up things like reserving the IRQ9 for legacy ISA and so on.
iv - I've tried changing to other ISA slots. - Nothing happened.
v - I've tried resetting the CMOS and cleared the PCI/PNP configuration. - Still nothing.
I really like this board since,
1. Newer BIOS supporting multiple boot selection
2. PS/2 Mouse header
3. Gold plated connectors - the power supply, IDE, FDD connectors
What I don't like :
1. Baby-AT mobo.
2.The CPU socket is situated opposite to the PCI slots. I just managed to push the Voodoo2 a bit so that it won't get obstructed by the cpu heatsink. Adding another Voodoo2 SLI is a no go.
Otherwise, it works solid.
I really will appreciate any help regarding how to make the LAPC-I run on this baby.
