SMC1255TX network adapter not stable in ASUS P4B mainboard

Symtom: While copying files over the network, the computer stops. (The PC blocks without any error message).

Hardware: Asus P4B mainboard, SMC1255TX network adapter, Pentium 4 1.9G CPU.

Software: Windows 2000 SP2.

Cause: Hardware incompatibility. I don't know the exact reason. There seems to be a difference between the individual PCI slots of the P4B mainboard. (The problem does not depend on whether the PCI slot has a shared IRQ or not).

Solution: Install the Network adapter in PCI slot 1 (topmost).

Author: Christian d'Heureuse (chdh@inventec.ch, www.source-code.biz)
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