PC not booting when PCI cards inserted

[nileshrathi_18]

Hi.. I have an Intel DH67CL motherboard and three DFE580CL quad nic cards.

The DH67CL motherboard has 3 PCI slots

If I put one DFE580CL card in a PCI slot the system can boot but if I put a second DFE580CL card in another PCI slot the system is unable to boot. The screen doesn't display anything. My power suppply is 500W.

Could anybody advise on this issue please?

Regards,
Nilesh

 

[monkeysweat]

did you try different cards in different orders? maybe one or more of cards are bad,, or one of your PCI slots are bad.

 

[monkeysweat]

also,, maybe would it be a better option for you to get a couple 8 port switches/routers?

 

[nileshrathi_18]

Hi.... thank you for your reply..
I have tried different cards in different order but still no joy...

I need these cards for a specific purpose as I am setting up a lab.. so want to avoid using a switch or a router as a substitute

 

[tigerplug]

How did you get this working in the end?
I'm running into the same issue with this board... slightly different NIC's.

Eitherway, I would expect to see some sort of output on the screen but I get nothing.
Any advice?

 

[tigerplug]

bump - anyone?