Ben Luffman wrote: > Can anyone advise if the following message means the Apple Pentium 166 PCI > PC card is defective. When loading the MS-DOS 6.2 disk I get themessage "NO > ROM BASIC-SYSTEM HALTED > Where can one find info on the hardware of the card ? > > Ben > >
Ben, Here's an FAQ for the PC cards: http://homepage.mac.com/olivers/DOScard/DOScard.html According to the manual the card must be installed in the slot nearest the processor, with the exception of the 4400 and 7220 where it goes in the second riser slot. I don't know if it will help in your case, but when I installed the card in my 9600 it was very picky about the order of the other cards as well. It kept freezing when I tried to install DOS 6.22, even though the card itself booted. All six slots in the machine are filled, so I had to do some juggling before the PC card was happy. I also performed a hard reset of the logic board by removing the PRAM battery overnight to solve an intermittent booting problem with the Mac caused by the card. Ever since everything's been running smoothly. -+-+-+- RPM -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
