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I still seem to be having problems with the re-occurring * next to my Adaptec driver in the Windows 95 Device Manager. What else can I check?

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I still seem to be having problems with the re-occurring * next to my Adaptec driver in the Windows 95 Device Manager. What else can I check?

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• Check the Performance tab under “System” to make sure there are no problems such as a change to the Master Boot Record or an unsafe driver in the CONFIG.SYS that is preventing any protected mode drivers from loading. • Run the H.A. diagnostics to check for DMA conflicts and ISA bus-mastering slots. • Install only the card with nothing attached, to make sure that a problem on the bus or the deviceis not knocking out the H.A. • Reseat card or change slots. • Disable PnP SCAM support in the advanced area of SCSISelect • Make sure the system CMOS is allocating the Interrupt that the H.A. is currently set to, for ISA and not PCI. • Update AHA-154x.mpd driver by contacting Adaptec at “www.adaptec.com”and download the file “WIN95MPD.EXE”. • Manually install the AHA-1535: a.) Remove card from system and disable PnP settings on card. (switch no. 1) b.) Manually load the aha154x/aha164x driver in the “Add new hardware” section of the control panel, noting the direct memory address, input/outpu

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