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HELP: Hardware Resources - How resolve memory conflict?
Hi. I have a 24 / 7 machine running an important task in my office, running
W2K Pro sp4, that keeps getting hung up by a memory conflict. I can see where it is happening, but I don't know how to fix it. In Computer Management... Hardware resources, Memory, I see: 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF PCI Bus 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF System Board AND an ISA hardware board in the PC is using 0xD0000 - 0xD8000. This is presumably the conflict for my intermittment hanging issue. And my ISA board won't work in any other space (I've tried every option and this is the only one that works). For those who understand, I assume System Board, means the motherboard, right? But what the heck is PCI Bus doing using a memory area? How can stop the motherboard and PCI Bus from using 0xD0000 to 0xD0800? Can I? If not, am I supposed to buy a different motherboard because I have to use this ISA card and it wants this space? |
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"Jim Turner" wrote in message s.com... On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:34:06 GMT, "FN" wrote: Hi. I have a 24 / 7 machine running an important task in my office, running W2K Pro sp4, that keeps getting hung up by a memory conflict. I can see where it is happening, but I don't know how to fix it. In Computer Management... Hardware resources, Memory, I see: 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF PCI Bus 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF System Board AND an ISA hardware board in the PC is using 0xD0000 - 0xD8000. This is presumably the conflict for my intermittment hanging issue. And my ISA board won't work in any other space (I've tried every option and this is the only one that works). For those who understand, I assume System Board, means the motherboard, right? But what the heck is PCI Bus doing using a memory area? How can stop the motherboard and PCI Bus from using 0xD0000 to 0xD0800? Can I? If not, am I supposed to buy a different motherboard because I have to use this ISA card and it wants this space? More details about what the ISA board is might help, along with what board you are using. There are few boards produced now with an ISA slot. Need to know what you have so the problem can be avoided. JT Jim, the board shouldn't matter. I would say, but no one has heard of it. It's made for the biotech industry, costs a fortune, and I have to use 0xD0000 to 0xD0800 with that board because the board won't load under any other memory address (theoretically, it can, but it detects conflicts at every other address but this range). So, back to my earlier questions above... |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:31:21 GMT, "FN"
wrote: "Jim Turner" wrote in message ws.com... On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:34:06 GMT, "FN" wrote: Hi. I have a 24 / 7 machine running an important task in my office, running W2K Pro sp4, that keeps getting hung up by a memory conflict. I can see where it is happening, but I don't know how to fix it. In Computer Management... Hardware resources, Memory, I see: 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF PCI Bus 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF System Board AND an ISA hardware board in the PC is using 0xD0000 - 0xD8000. This is presumably the conflict for my intermittment hanging issue. And my ISA board won't work in any other space (I've tried every option and this is the only one that works). For those who understand, I assume System Board, means the motherboard, right? But what the heck is PCI Bus doing using a memory area? How can stop the motherboard and PCI Bus from using 0xD0000 to 0xD0800? Can I? If not, am I supposed to buy a different motherboard because I have to use this ISA card and it wants this space? More details about what the ISA board is might help, along with what board you are using. There are few boards produced now with an ISA slot. Need to know what you have so the problem can be avoided. JT Jim, the board shouldn't matter. I would say, but no one has heard of it. It's made for the biotech industry, costs a fortune, and I have to use 0xD0000 to 0xD0800 with that board because the board won't load under any other memory address (theoretically, it can, but it detects conflicts at every other address but this range). So, back to my earlier questions above... What motherboard are you using? Wasn't clear that I wanted that info to. Chipsets can make a difference on what address ranges are used. |
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"Jim Turner" wrote in message s.com... On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:31:21 GMT, "FN" wrote: "Jim Turner" wrote in message ws.com... On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:34:06 GMT, "FN" wrote: Hi. I have a 24 / 7 machine running an important task in my office, running W2K Pro sp4, that keeps getting hung up by a memory conflict. I can see where it is happening, but I don't know how to fix it. In Computer Management... Hardware resources, Memory, I see: 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF PCI Bus 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF System Board AND an ISA hardware board in the PC is using 0xD0000 - 0xD8000. This is presumably the conflict for my intermittment hanging issue. And my ISA board won't work in any other space (I've tried every option and this is the only one that works). For those who understand, I assume System Board, means the motherboard, right? But what the heck is PCI Bus doing using a memory area? How can stop the motherboard and PCI Bus from using 0xD0000 to 0xD0800? Can I? If not, am I supposed to buy a different motherboard because I have to use this ISA card and it wants this space? More details about what the ISA board is might help, along with what board you are using. There are few boards produced now with an ISA slot. Need to know what you have so the problem can be avoided. JT Jim, the board shouldn't matter. I would say, but no one has heard of it. It's made for the biotech industry, costs a fortune, and I have to use 0xD0000 to 0xD0800 with that board because the board won't load under any other memory address (theoretically, it can, but it detects conflicts at every other address but this range). So, back to my earlier questions above... What motherboard are you using? Wasn't clear that I wanted that info to. Chipsets can make a difference on what address ranges are used. The motherboard is an old Pentium II-300 based ASUS P2B motherboard. Thanks. |
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"FN" wrote in message ... : : "Jim Turner" wrote in message : s.com... : On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:31:21 GMT, "FN" : wrote: : : : "Jim Turner" wrote in message : ws.com... : On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:34:06 GMT, "FN" : wrote: : : Hi. I have a 24 / 7 machine running an important task in my office, : running : W2K Pro sp4, that keeps getting hung up by a memory conflict. I can : see : where it is happening, but I don't know how to fix it. : : In Computer Management... Hardware resources, Memory, I see: : : 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF PCI Bus : 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF System Board : : AND an ISA hardware board in the PC is using 0xD0000 - 0xD8000. This : is : presumably the conflict for my intermittment hanging issue. And my : ISA : board won't work in any other space (I've tried every option and this : is : the : only one that works). : : For those who understand, I assume System Board, means the : motherboard, : right? But what the heck is PCI Bus doing using a memory area? : : How can stop the motherboard and PCI Bus from using 0xD0000 to : 0xD0800? : Can : I? If not, am I supposed to buy a different motherboard because I : have : to : use this ISA card and it wants this space? : : More details about what the ISA board is might help, along with what : board you are using. There are few boards produced now with an ISA : slot. Need to know what you have so the problem can be avoided. : : JT : : : : Jim, the board shouldn't matter. I would say, but no one has heard of : it. : It's made for the biotech industry, costs a fortune, and I have to use : 0xD0000 to 0xD0800 with that board because the board won't load under any : other memory address (theoretically, it can, but it detects conflicts at : every other address but this range). So, back to my earlier questions : above... : : What motherboard are you using? Wasn't clear that I wanted that info : to. Chipsets can make a difference on what address ranges are used. : : : : : The motherboard is an old Pentium II-300 based ASUS P2B motherboard. : Thanks. : : Does a PII processor meet the minimum specs for W2K? Not to put too fine a point on it if its a 24/7 "important" process is a $20 system really the right place to run it? I believe there are ISA to PCI adaptors that may be cheaper than a new bio-board. Alternatively you should be able to buy refurbed MBs with ISA on them. W2K is not the world's sturdiest OS. XP is much more stable but it certainly won't run worth a darn on a PII. I've run with both and I play around with the shareware a lot so it tends to be unstable to begin with and XP is in my opinion a lot more sturdy. LOL claus LOL |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:39:01 GMT, "FN"
wrote: The motherboard is an old Pentium II-300 based ASUS P2B motherboard. Thanks. Might not be able to do what you want. The addresses and irq of the chipsets/motherboard resources are hardwired. Unusual that an ISA card would use that address range. Remove all other cards except video in the system and use just the ISA card with different settings. Get this working and resolve the conflicts with other cards as you plug them back in one at a time. |
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thanks for telling me that they are hardwired. there are no other cards,
by the way, except a raid card, which i also can't remove, and a network card (which I suppose I could remove). "Jim Turner" wrote in message s.com... On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:39:01 GMT, "FN" wrote: The motherboard is an old Pentium II-300 based ASUS P2B motherboard. Thanks. Might not be able to do what you want. The addresses and irq of the chipsets/motherboard resources are hardwired. Unusual that an ISA card would use that address range. Remove all other cards except video in the system and use just the ISA card with different settings. Get this working and resolve the conflicts with other cards as you plug them back in one at a time. |
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"santa" wrote in message ... "FN" wrote in message ... : : "Jim Turner" wrote in message : s.com... : On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:31:21 GMT, "FN" : wrote: : : : "Jim Turner" wrote in message : ws.com... : On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:34:06 GMT, "FN" : wrote: : : Hi. I have a 24 / 7 machine running an important task in my office, : running : W2K Pro sp4, that keeps getting hung up by a memory conflict. I can : see : where it is happening, but I don't know how to fix it. : : In Computer Management... Hardware resources, Memory, I see: : : 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF PCI Bus : 0xD0800 - 0xEFFFF System Board : : AND an ISA hardware board in the PC is using 0xD0000 - 0xD8000. This : is : presumably the conflict for my intermittment hanging issue. And my : ISA : board won't work in any other space (I've tried every option and this : is : the : only one that works). : : For those who understand, I assume System Board, means the : motherboard, : right? But what the heck is PCI Bus doing using a memory area? : : How can stop the motherboard and PCI Bus from using 0xD0000 to : 0xD0800? : Can : I? If not, am I supposed to buy a different motherboard because I : have : to : use this ISA card and it wants this space? : : More details about what the ISA board is might help, along with what : board you are using. There are few boards produced now with an ISA : slot. Need to know what you have so the problem can be avoided. : : JT : : : : Jim, the board shouldn't matter. I would say, but no one has heard of : it. : It's made for the biotech industry, costs a fortune, and I have to use : 0xD0000 to 0xD0800 with that board because the board won't load under any : other memory address (theoretically, it can, but it detects conflicts at : every other address but this range). So, back to my earlier questions : above... : : What motherboard are you using? Wasn't clear that I wanted that info : to. Chipsets can make a difference on what address ranges are used. : : : : : The motherboard is an old Pentium II-300 based ASUS P2B motherboard. : Thanks. : : Does a PII processor meet the minimum specs for W2K? Not to put too fine a point on it if its a 24/7 "important" process is a $20 system really the right place to run it? I believe there are ISA to PCI adaptors that may be cheaper than a new bio-board. Alternatively you should be able to buy refurbed MBs with ISA on them. W2K is not the world's sturdiest OS. XP is much more stable but it certainly won't run worth a darn on a PII. I've run with both and I play around with the shareware a lot so it tends to be unstable to begin with and XP is in my opinion a lot more sturdy. LOL claus LOL Thanks for nothing. Yes, a pII is fine with w2k! It's not a money thing, but rather a compatibility issue. XP and other newer stuff is not compatible. |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:57:05 GMT, "FN"
wrote: thanks for telling me that they are hardwired. there are no other cards, by the way, except a raid card, which i also can't remove, and a network card (which I suppose I could remove). Remove the network card and see what you can do. Or move it and the raid to a different PCI slot. PCI Address ranges are usually assigned based on which slot you plug into. If you aren't booting off the raid (or can temporarily set it up without it) get it working there first. Then add cards. Might need a different NIC (which is cheap) or RAID controller (not as cheap) Hope this Helps Jim PS. what other address ranges does the card accept, and what devices are using those addresses. |
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