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PCI Standard ISA Bridge
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TekTippy4U
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the terms 'newer' and 'older' are relative;
It's a bridge that connects the newer PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) BUS interface with the older ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) BUS interface.....so, that older devices that only were made to connect through the ISA bus can be controlled and have PnP capability and assigned IRQs if necessary.
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It's a bridge that connects the newer PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) BUS interface with the older ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) BUS interface.....so, that older devices that only were made to connect through the ISA bus can be controlled and have PnP capability and assigned IRQs if necessary.
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TekTippy4U
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most mobos made from ~96 on thru even today that contain 4-6 PCI slots also have 1 ISA bus (bigger older and slower) which the Bridge you ask about, that is a device was connected to would render the nearest/last PCI slot useless (left with 1 less PCI bus to expand the sys with).
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Thought the other shoe would drop.
You probably have a problem with the installer finding the first one and not installing the correct driver. Next boot finds something that doesn't match and attempts to load the driver for what it sees. And once again it gets a bad driver.
The solution depends on what chipset your M/B has and what OS you are running. First would be to load the correct driver for the first instance then delete the second one. Once correctly identified it shouldn't attempt the second.
Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
You probably have a problem with the installer finding the first one and not installing the correct driver. Next boot finds something that doesn't match and attempts to load the driver for what it sees. And once again it gets a bad driver.
The solution depends on what chipset your M/B has and what OS you are running. First would be to load the correct driver for the first instance then delete the second one. Once correctly identified it shouldn't attempt the second.
Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
TekTippy4U
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I'd probably boot in Safe Mode and review All double instances of installed devices and remove the duplicates. your config is off somewhere.
Yes, the PnP funtionality makes Win try to enumerate the devices it finds, from searching the system buses on boot, and install the proper drivers for it.
What have you recently installed or changed?
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Yes, the PnP funtionality makes Win try to enumerate the devices it finds, from searching the system buses on boot, and install the proper drivers for it.
What have you recently installed or changed?
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