bios issue

Hi ya, I think i am having a conflict between my nic and sound card. could someone please tell me how to I can change the setting in the bios to try and stop this problem. I am running xp home

Thanks

 

We're going to need more info from you!

What is the conflict? Do you get error messages? If so, it may help to post a screenshot.

What exactly is it you want to do? Disable the NIC and/or sound card? (I imagine that's about all you can do in BIOS, aside from maybe tweaking IRQs) Remedy the conflict?

 

I agree, you should provide more info on your hardware/mobo configuration (are these cards integrated onto the mobo or are they add-in type, etc.). Integrated/onboard devices can be enabled/disabled in BIOS so if the non-working card is an integrated type, make sure that is not the cause.

Also, here is something you can try, shutdown your system and unplug the power cord from the PSU then whichever card is an add-on type (inserted in a PCI slot), move that card to another available slot. Afterwards, connect everything back and reboot to see if the conflict still exists. If both cards are add-in type, and only one of them is not functioning properly, I'd suggest relocating the non-working one then check.

~TL :cool

 

Many BIOS have a setting for "PnP Operating System Installed?" or something very similar to it. Set it for "No" or disable it. OR- if it's already set for No or disabled, set it for "Yes" (or enable it). Not all BIOS have this setting and there's a chance that yours doesn't. Anyway- what is leading you to believe that there's a hardware conflict between the sound and NIC? Error messages? Hardware conflicts are mainly a thing of the past and are VERY rare in any Windows version from 2000 and up; if you were running Win98, a hardware conflict would be a very real possibility, but in XP Home.... not so much.... Like the others posted above: more info PLEASE!!!

hd2k

 

I have been having this problem for several months now. After surfing the net for around 40 mins+ my connection drops out. I have just purchased a new Belkin modem however this did not fix the problem. If I reboot the modem this does not work. I have run winsock fix and this also does not fix the problem. The only way i can reconnect is to restart the computer. A few helpful notes: when I click on the connections tab in internet properties there is nothing in the dial up and virtual network settings box when I lose connection if i right click on the icon for my connection in the network connections window, then status, then support, there is nothing in the ip address, default address and submask address. If I try to repair the connection it comes up with an error message saying that it could not locate the ip address or similar and I don't know how this is linked but my speakers don't work when this happens. I have run spyware doctor, ad-Aware se and I use bullguard for anti virus, occasionally they find minor threats but nothing major.

 

I strongly advise you to start you own thread since your issue might be caused by a completely different thing.
But here are some Qs that you can answer or check on:
~ What type of connection do you have on this PC (Broadband-cable/dsl, Dial-up, etc.)

~ Is this a wired or wireless connection?

~ You mentioned Belkin modem so I am guessing you have some sort of a broadband connection (cable or DSL), if indeed so, then you naturally would not have anything for Dial-up listed, VPN is again something that doesn't exist by default if you are not using it (mainly people use it when working remotely, outside a secure domain that they belong to).

~ Does the problem always occur about the same time (40+ minutes)?

Your cable modem should be automatically assign the IP address so in a sense it acts as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) which also provides the info you see when you do a: START > RUN > ipconfig /all > OK
If you are not getting any of that info, yet you reboot and things are back to normal leads me to believe the problem is somewhere between the OS and the NIC.

You only use the above if you have no connection from the get go, since you have service for 40+ mins, broken WinSock would not be the case and I also doubt that it is a problem with the NIC drivers. It could still be the case of faulty Network Card or some sort of a conflict between the card and the system or another component.

What programs/processes you have running at the time of the disconnection?
Next time it happens take a closer look at the Applications and the Processes tab in TaskManager for clues.

Also what type of Internet security programs you have installed and running on this machine?

Is the NIC (Network Card) an integrated kind or an add-in type that is installed on a PCI slot?