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installing a second card [message #108989]

Thu, 05 November 2015 20:14

n0samples

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Registered: February 2015

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I recently bought another card and my system doesn't really recognize it.

I plugged card 1 to card 2 using the 2 connectors as per instructed in the manual but the software doesn't see the second card and when I connect the mec to the new card it doesn't start.

Is there something I'm missing? Did I get a faulty card?

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Re: installing a second card [message #108990 is a reply to message #108989]

Fri, 06 November 2015 01:32

kerryg

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Registered: February 2009

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Hm, I'd start with the simple, easy stuff: one problem I've seen a few times is the ribbon connectors that interconnect the two cards can be plugged in displaced by one row of pins so check to see if the connectors are indeed plugged in to the right rows of pins. After that, make certain the edge connectors of the cards are making good electrical contact - contact cleaning spray, or even a careful, gentle cleaning with a white eraser can clean up a flaky connection.

"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon

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Re: installing a second card [message #108991 is a reply to message #108990]

Fri, 06 November 2015 22:37

n0samples

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Registered: February 2015

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I removed and Q-tipped the connections and made sure the cables were connected with the stripe on the left side per manual.

the 10 pin serial doesn't have a stripe but I connected it the same way as the other cable.

When the mec is connected to the new card paris doesn't recognize. When it's connected to the old card it starts but under "configure" there's only one card.

Has this happened to anybody?

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Re: installing a second card [message #108993 is a reply to message #108989]

Sun, 08 November 2015 21:25

Wayne

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Registered: July 2008
Location: Las Vegas

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If you have just one EDS card, I think it will work on any open PCI slot. However it is recommended to try to put it on PCI slot 1.

I've made a mistake on a multi-card system in the past.
What I thought was PCI slot 1 was actually PCI slot 4. Once I put the EDS cards in the correct order and connected to each correctly, I then installed another scherzo device for each additional card. Make sure you have 2 scherzo devices (for a two card system) (on XP - in the device manager, under system devices) (on Win7 I forget where it is).

Once the drivers are loaded, I shut down and connected the EDS card in PCI slot 1 to the MEC and turned it on and booted up the comp. Everything fell into place.

It helps if you can see the PCI slot numbers on the mother board but if not, find the owners manual online to learn the motherboard connector order.

Best of luck,
Wayne

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Re: installing a second card [message #109016 is a reply to message #108993]

Fri, 11 December 2015 21:52

n0samples

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Registered: February 2015

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Changed the slots and it worked. Thanks

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