We have a few 8156B controllers hanging around and want to set one up as a spare for a test stand.
However all these controllers run sluggish and or funky.
One has ~ 160 MB of memory, but the cursor hourglass is always showing and the network will not work no matter what we have tried. We followed NI directions for reinstalling the hardware and drivers but it still is a no go.
The second controller takes forever to do anything. It is really sluggish. 64 MB of memory on this one.
Is there anything that can be done to help these controllers?
Do all the interconnect connectors on the PCBs need to be reseated, etc.
We don't want to send them in for repair due to expense, and a newer controller always screws up are NI module ID locations.
The third one will not boot even from a floppy.
HD Drives are cloned and all are run good in a normally functional 8156B
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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