Motherboard won't boot with 29160 scsi pci card

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

On Sat, 28 May 2005 14:26:19 GMT, BillM <altmorsecut@kc.rr.com> wrote:

>I also posted this in a SCSI news group:
>
>I bought an adaptec 29160 PCI card on ebay. It is a 64 bit card but
>when I install it in a variety of 32 bit pci slot my machine will not
>boot. It just hangs up and the video won't even start. I have tried
>to get my machine to "find it", both with my older Tekram DC-390F
>still installed and by itself, all for naught.
>
>My motherboard is a GigaByte P4 Titan GA-81PE1000 Pro and is PCI 2.3
>compliant while the 29160 spec calls for only 2.1 and up, so it should
>work even in the 32 bit slot.
>
>My plan was to just get the adaptec card working and install the
>drivers that I downloaded from adaptec, then buy a bigger and faster
>SCSI drive to clone for my boot drive. The guy who I bought it from
>says it was working in a 64 bit slot when pulled to sell it.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks, Bill

It appears to me that you bought a faulty card.

BigVoice

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

I could be wrong, after all, I'm only human, but it sounds like theres a
possibility the card is bad. Maybe not... but have you tried it in any other
motherboards? There could be a compatibility issue with yours. Just a thot.
Hope it helped and good luck.

"BillM" <altmorsecut@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:emvg91d18aom694le9fpnjn7caekamkccu@4ax.com...
>I also posted this in a SCSI news group:
>
> I bought an adaptec 29160 PCI card on ebay. It is a 64 bit card but
> when I install it in a variety of 32 bit pci slot my machine will not
> boot. It just hangs up and the video won't even start. I have tried
> to get my machine to "find it", both with my older Tekram DC-390F
> still installed and by itself, all for naught.
>
> My motherboard is a GigaByte P4 Titan GA-81PE1000 Pro and is PCI 2.3
> compliant while the 29160 spec calls for only 2.1 and up, so it should
> work even in the 32 bit slot.
>
> My plan was to just get the adaptec card working and install the
> drivers that I downloaded from adaptec, then buy a bigger and faster
> SCSI drive to clone for my boot drive. The guy who I bought it from
> says it was working in a 64 bit slot when pulled to sell it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Bill

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

Have you tried it without the tekram card installed?

I doubt it conflicts since adaptec makes their own chips, but previously I
have had tekram and one other make of card that happened to have the same
chip family but different firmware - neither would go if both were
installed.

- Tim

"BillM" <altmorsecut@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:emvg91d18aom694le9fpnjn7caekamkccu@4ax.com...
>I also posted this in a SCSI news group:
>
> I bought an adaptec 29160 PCI card on ebay. It is a 64 bit card but
> when I install it in a variety of 32 bit pci slot my machine will not
> boot. It just hangs up and the video won't even start. I have tried
> to get my machine to "find it", both with my older Tekram DC-390F
> still installed and by itself, all for naught.
>
> My motherboard is a GigaByte P4 Titan GA-81PE1000 Pro and is PCI 2.3
> compliant while the 29160 spec calls for only 2.1 and up, so it should
> work even in the 32 bit slot.
>
> My plan was to just get the adaptec card working and install the
> drivers that I downloaded from adaptec, then buy a bigger and faster
> SCSI drive to clone for my boot drive. The guy who I bought it from
> says it was working in a 64 bit slot when pulled to sell it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Bill