Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!usage.csd.unsw.oz.au!newt.phys.unsw.OZ.AU!pwb From: pwb@newt.phys.unsw.OZ.AU (Paul W. Brooks) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: trouble with WD8003e board Message-ID: <1086@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> Date: 15 Feb 91 07:24:26 GMT References: <1991Feb14.233331.28653@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Sender: news@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au Lines: 32 In article <1991Feb14.233331.28653@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes: > > > I'm having a problem with a WD8003e board. The ram base address seems > to be conflicting with something else. How do you change the ram base > address in this board? The manual says through the network software, > I've tried that, and the conflict still exists. If I run the > diagnose software, it says the board is at D0000. I have an ElitePlus/16 > board which is also at D0000 and works fine in the same machine. > The back of the manual says the board is at C4000 which is already in use > in that machine. How do I tell for sure where the ram base is, and how > do I change it? > On the WD8003E board, the software sets the RAM base address in the driver, e.g in the driver for FTP's PC/TCP, it is in the wd8003.sys file. There are no jumpers on the board. I also ran into RAM problems until someone here told me that 16bit VGA cards have a tendency to trash Network cards for some reason. If you have a 16bit VGA, try throttling it back to 8bits - it worked for me. Also be aware of what memory your display card is using - VGA can use up to address D0000 or so, so specify address D8000 or so in your configuration. No matter what RAM address I tried, I still got RAM errors from the hardware diagnostics until I set my VGA card to 8 bits. It works now 8-). regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Brooks | Internet: pwb@newt.phys.unsw.edu.au School of Physics | Uni. of N.S.W. | If you have trouble sleeping, try lying on the end of