Have you tried a different PCI slot? It sounds like a resource conflict to me, so I'd also disable all unused hardware that you can in the CMOS settings, including the IDE port that you aren't using.

I've had mixed results with that exact card on non-intel chipsets. it gets better with newer chipsets, (P3/P4) regardless of the manufacturer.

Repo Man11 wrote on 2021-11-06, 23:09:

Have you tried a different PCI slot? It sounds like a resource conflict to me, so I'd also disable all unused hardware that you can in the CMOS settings, including the IDE port that you aren't using.

i have disabled all unused items.

Should I go through and manually asign irqs?

It’s been about 15 years since I last did that, any tips?

luckybob wrote on 2021-11-06, 23:16:

I've had mixed results with that exact card on non-intel chipsets. it gets better with newer chipsets, (P3/P4) regardless of the manufacturer.

430hx/tx worked fine so what you say tracks..

Have you discovered any tricks to making it work in your experiments?

Little bit of an update

None of the boot options that you can select in bios ide0, ide1, ide2, ide3, scsi, floppy, cd rom, ls120, etc seem to be what triggers the card. It’s the “try other bootable devices” yes/no that seems to be pointing at the card.

I can get the hard drive to boot if it’s plugged in (did a image from another conputer)

I can get the cd to boot if it’s the only device plugged into the card.

But never able to boot a cd if a hard drive is plugged in. But for a while it did, which is the odd part but not anymore.

My solution was to have a 2nd card. (and 3rd) #2 is based on the SIL3112 chipset. #3 I haven't used in a decade, a Promise based ATA-66 card and a matching ide/sata adapter.

luckybob wrote on 2021-11-07, 22:33:

My solution was to have a 2nd card. (and 3rd) #2 is based on the SIL3112 chipset. #3 I haven't used in a decade, a Promise based ATA-66 card and a matching ide/sata adapter.

I’m always needing more pci slots in my builds it seems 🤣.

Sphere478 wrote on 2021-11-07, 23:36:

I’m always needing more pci slots in my builds it seems 🤣.

I'm only using 1 card at a time. silly.

That said, if I'm having a difficult choice between sata and usb 2.0, I toss in this card: https://www.newegg.com/siig-model-sc-unso12-p … 82E16815150027R The firewire has yet to be used, but I think its fun.

luckybob wrote on 2021-11-08, 00:52:

Sphere478 wrote on 2021-11-07, 23:36:

I’m always needing more pci slots in my builds it seems 🤣.

I'm only using 1 card at a time. silly.

That said, if I'm having a difficult choice between sata and usb 2.0, I toss in this card: https://www.newegg.com/siig-model-sc-unso12-p … 82E16815150027R The firewire has yet to be used, but I think its fun.

That card is cool. i have the smaller version of it with all the via chips on it. Mine is glitchy as hell though, (common problem with them)

I prefer the SIL chips as well. Works fine once the right firmware is flashed. I've heard good things about promise controllers, but my general experience has been it either works great or it doesn't or is buggy and the drivers are hit or miss.

Firewire is a lot better than USB on older hardware, as far as CPU usage is involved. Its even better than IDE in that regard at least when i tested playing a DVD on a internal ide vs firewire dvd drive and the firewire had measurably less cpu usage.

Personally I'm not a fan of USB, it has its uses though. For transfering files I much rather use cat 5e. That goes for using printers as well, PCL over TCPIP is superior. Unfortunatly the best scanners are USB and thumbdrives can still be a thing so I cant completely get rid of usb.