RE: Win2k and Video card problems

[Troy Rambo /278 Systems Specialist]

Have you tried a different video card?

Is there a modem installed in the Term server?

You might try removing the Modem completely, card and all, then reboot back
into the server and uninstall the Video card and reboot, let it re-find it
and see if it assigns it a different memory address and IRQ, then shutdown
and re-install the modem and let it find it and give it a different IRQ.

Sounds like you have two devices trying to use the same memory addresses.
Might be the NIC card and not the modem also.  I've had similar problems and
these steps have resolved my issues.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win2k and Video card problems


I am running Win2k Advanced Server on a P3, 800 box with 256mb RAM.  I have
a Trident video card that is not working due to a Code 12 (card cannot free
up enough resources; disable one of the other devices...)  Microsoft says
this has something to do with PNP, so I disabled PNP in the BIOS, but no
luck.  I have uninstalled the card altogether, and when the server reboots,
it finds it, reinstalls it, and asks me to reboot to finish, but still with
no luck.  I have moved the card to a different PCI slot, installed the
latest drivers from Trident, etc.  The resources tab will NOT let me assign
different settings to the IRQ (currently 11), memory, etc.  Also updated the
BIOS, which MS recommends.

I'm at my wits end.  This would normally not be important, but it's a
Terminal Server, and 800x600 at 16 colors will NOT fly!  Help, anyone?

Pat Smith
Systems Administrator
FishNet Security
816.421.6611
http://www.fishnetsecurity.com/ <http://www.fishnetsecurity.com/> 


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