On 1/24/2010 4:01 PM, MEB wrote:
On 01/24/2010 01:38 PM, mc wrote:

I have a 3com ethernet III ISA (3c509/3c509B) card in one of packard
bell machines with win 98se and for some reason whenever I turn the
computer off I always have to re-load the drivers. I can re-boot all day
long with no problem, its only when I turn the machine off. Anyone seen
an issuse like this (perhaps last century~1997)?
mc

Couple things to try:

First make sure to write down what your present settings are for your
network and/or the adapter.

Second, look he
3C905B - Microsoft Windows 98 - BIOS has not assigned an interrupt (IRQ)
Code 29 - includes indications of other failures
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/ino.../139ba_5ea.htm

The above checks out okay but no fix, OR the fixes do not work or
apply, then:

Start to Safe Mode and look for multiple installed drivers in the
System Network Devices; if so, un-install ALL of those drivers.
Re-install using Normal startup. Restart again to Normal mode,
re-install, shutdown-re-start and check to see if that took care of the
problem.

*IF not* then [after checking in Safe Mode and un-installing anything
found] re-start to normal mode DO NOT INSTALL if Found New Hardware
pops-up when starting, just close it. Go to Control Panel - Find New
Hardware - and run through the process, install whatever it finds
[noting anything else found]. Close, restart and see if that fixes your
issue.

*IF NOT*, then you may need to remove *all* of your Network from the
Win98 machine and re-install. FIRST *un-share* any folders and/or drives
and printers and/or other devices you have with your network on the
Win9X computer. Control Panel - Networking - un-install everything,
though first write down what you have and its settings. Do the restart
and re-install needed devices, clients, whatever, and setup the network
and shares again.

RE-CHECK the System Devices for any ! errors.


I tried the microsoft fix first, and it still did not load the drivers
on initial start up, but loaded the drivers on the 2nd boot without
re-installing drivers.

I'll try the safe mode next but I'm not sure of what I'm looking for
relative to the network drivers. Is this in the device manager where you
click on the driver properties?
mc