pci slot configuration

[home skillet]

ever since i got my new video card (kryo 2) ive been having trouble with my computer's video signal going dead after long periods of staying on (maybe 1 week with 1 or 2 reboots). i usually have to reseat the video card to get the computer to turn on with a video signal.

i was trying to find out what was causing this annoying problem and it doesnt seem to be the video card or heat problems but rather the creative sblive sound card. when i remove the sound card or put it in a different pci slot everything SEEMS to work fine.

so why does pci slot configuration with the sblive matter? what are the optimal settings? thanks.

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Antec sx830 300w
p3-1000eb coppermine
Abit VH6-II
384 mb generic pc133 cl3
Hercules prophet 4500 kryo 2
SBlive value
10x dvd, 12x10x32 Lite-on cdrw
27 gig quantum 5400 ata 66
Viewsonic e790 19" crt
Win 2k pro / Progeny debian

"All we need is a little bit of energon and a lot of luck." - Optimus prime

[retrofade]

Just keep the SB Live! in the other slot so it works. It might be ann IRQ conflict.

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T-Bird 1.2 GHz 266 FSB
256 MB PC2100 DDR
EpOX 8K7A+
Elsa Gladiac GeForce2 MX
2 Maxtor 40 GB 7200 ATA/100 HD's
SB Live! Value
3Com 3C90A 10/100
TDK VeloCD 8/4/32

[mtpockets]

do you have trouble with the sound blaster in pci1 which usually shares with the agp video,and it runs ok in pci2 ???