dell xps hangs on boot with GPIB card

[andrew harris]

After installation of the NI GPIB card the computer fails to find a boot device. It boots fine if the card is removed. The BIOS was updated with the latest version, but it made no difference. The computer is a Dell XPSB800 running Windows 98 2nd ed. The card works fine in a Dell Optiplex. Help.

[Ray K]

Hello Andrew
Have you tried putting the card in another slot? If there are 3 or more PCI cards in your computer try taking some out, there is a known problem with the motherboard in some computers when 3 or more PCI cards are installed.

Ray K
NI applications Engineer

[dazed]

I have the same issue as AH.
After installation of the PCI-GPIB card the computer reports "No Boot Devices Found - System Halted". It boots fine if the card is removed. As in the previous message, the BIOS was updated with the latest version, but it made no difference. The computer is a Dell XPSB1000 running Windows 2000. Removing all other PCI cards (network, sound, parallel port) and relocating the card did not solve the problem.