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From: kuo@oregon.uoregon.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: QEMM 5.0 & 3Com 3C503 Conflict
Message-ID: <20012.26c32cdd@oregon.uoregon.edu>
Date: 11 Aug 90 04:53:33 GMT
References: <1033@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU>
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In article <1033@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU>, flash@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU (Stephen Corbesero) writes:
> I was installing my new 386 machine (Gateway-2000 33Mhz, 150MB ESDI,
> 4MB, Micronics Motherboard) and I ran into a serious snag.  I was able
> to get QEMM up and running quite nicely until I installed my ethernet
> card, a 3Com 3C503.  If the card is installed, the machine will cold
> boot itself almost immediately after QEMM displays its signon
> message.  

Did you tried explicitly exclude the RAM buffer area of 3c503 using the /X...
switch?  I use QEMM+DV and micom NI5210 with excellent result. Do you have a
boot ROM on your card? I don't. And I don't run NOvell.
good luck!

kuo@oregon.uoregon.edu