Sound card won't let computer boot Windows

Hi, I took out my sound card to install a 1393 Firewire card (which didn't work so I have returned it for a replacement). I took out all PCI cards, deleated them from the device mananager. Now with just the sound card (tried it in all 5 PCI slots) the computer gets to the Windows splash and freezes. Has my sound card gone bad or is it something else? I am running Windows 98SE, Abit BE6-II, Voodoo 3000 AGP. Thanks, Steve

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (SLCsurfer) writes:

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>Hi, > >I took out my sound card to install a 1393 Firewire card (which didn't work >so >I have returned it for a replacement). I took out all PCI cards, deleated >them >from the device mananager. Now with just the sound card (tried it in all 5 >PCI >slots) the computer gets to the Windows splash and freezes. Has my sound >card >gone bad or is it something else? >I am running Windows 98SE, Abit BE6-II, Voodoo 3000 AGP. > >Thanks, >Steve

Two things:1) make sure your system knows that it has a PNP OS. Check that in the CMOS setup screen. 2) You may have to boot in safe mode, run REGEDIT, and search for instances of the V3 card. Then you can start over. Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +28.67...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.