smc wifi conflicts with trident video

[Guest]

I have a conflict between
* TRIDENT VIDEO ACCELERATOR BLADE 3D/MVP4 (driver version: 5.1.2001.0) =
onboard
and
* an SMC PCI wifi card (model: SMCWPCI-G)

If both devices are enabled my machine (running winxp) won't boot. It hangs
before the login screen is shown.
If I disable one of them there is no problem. However, if I re-enable the
disabled device after boot, my machine will hang within 5 minutes.
As far as I know I am running the latest drivers. I have reinstalled winxp
(thus: it s not a SP2 matter or virus or malware thing -> it s a neat, clean
machine) but the problem persists.

I suspect it s a PCI conflict, although video and wifi are assigned a
different IRQ. BTW, the wifi card replaces an old ethernet card in the same
slot.
The problem is that I do not know how to determine the cause. The F8 boot
logging option does not give appropriate info, the event logger shuts up when
the machine hangs.
I don't feel like spending two days installing some linux distro to
determine whether it s OS related.

If anyone has a suggestion?

Thx,

Kris

 

[Bob I]

I would start by moving it to a different slot.

 

[Guest]

Thx for the quick response, but I ve tried all slots.

 

[Bob I]

I would then contact MB manufacturer for assistance then. Sounds like
contention issues to me. That or use a video adapter, or different brand
WiFi card.

 

[Guest]

Contention? As in dining philosophers?
Well, apparently there was a bios upgrade available, very well hidden on the
compaq (well, HP) site. So I flashed the crappy machine, and as a result it
is less crappy now. It boots. But after five minutes the machine hangs again.
I don`t dare to use a video adapter, I think the bios will go entirely nuts
then. (There is no AGP slot. It s crappy I am telling you.)
I ll contact HP again.

 

[Bob I]

They make PCI video adapters. Also you could try cutting back the
"Hardware Acceleration" in Display Properties, Settings, Advanced,
Troubleshooting, and see if that helps any.