OK, I have tried 3, yes 3, network cards....2 were new, 1 was not

new card #1, had 98se drivers, seemed like that 5 volt issue from my first post, ANOTHER site online even stated that that card does not work with 5 volt PCI slots

old card had 98se drivers, same exact errors as the first new card, 5 volt PROBLEM

new card #2 from my manager at work, it got different errors than the first 2 card I tried, I know for a fact it works with 5 volt PCI, my manager has used the same model card on 5 volt PCI slots


Now, new card #2 I know should work with 5 volt PCI and Windows 98se and it's not working correctly, I have no idea why.....if I buy a fourth network card, I think I will just be wasting money that I don't have to spend

To me it does not look like a hardware problem with the card or motherboard, but instead it seems like a software roblem, with 98se or the drivers.....but I could be wrong, since I often am, in fact, an idiotUNOFFICIAL Windows98 SE Service Pack 2.1a

just an idea.....last thing I could think of friend.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4131.html
You're not an idiot...an idiot would have given up without a solution...
Try SWAPPING in a known working PSU of equal or greater wattage...use the newest card.
Also try another device in that same slot such as a modem or sound card just to eliminate the slot as the culprit.I ALREADY tried the unofficial service packThere's a suggestion after that one...have you tried it ? ?Tried a sound card in that slot, worked fine.....I don't have a spare PSU, but it doesn't seem like a PSU issue Just an update, the card work fine in *censored* Small Linux, drivers build into the kernel