Changing PCI slots - do i have to reinstall

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Bosqoue!
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Post by Bosqoue! »

The headline says it all: Do i have to reinsatll SFP when i switch my card's PCI slot?

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Post by siberiansun »

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Post by bassdude »

The computer will probably re-detect the card but will then go off an re-install the sfp drivers using the inf file already installed on your computer. As far as the SFP application software, you shouldn't need to re-install.
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Post by at0m »

If I plan on swapping board's slots, I first delete the boards from Device Manager. This makes sure the boards are properly re-detected. Once the devices are reinstalled, SFP should open just like before... :smile:
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Post by siberiansun »

at0mic has a good point there, i moved my network card around once (irq-issues) and device manager displayed it as "3com network card #2" , "3com network card #3" and so on.

so remove the cards in device manager, switch pci, turn on computer, rock on! :smile:
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Post by Shayne White »

This sounds like old Win98 crap to me. I've moved cards around before, and XP never had a problem. No, I'm not using ACPI. What OS are you using?

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Post by Neutron »

i even changed motherboards and did not need to reinstall drivers for pulsar/scope boards.

format?? wtf is that :smile: using same image since win98-ME-XP :smile:

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Post by Michu »

turning 'show all devices' on in dev manager can reveal many interesting positions if you don't delete stuff...
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Post by Nestor »

I have reinstalled some PCI under XP and nothing happend either, everything was properly managed by the OS itself.
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Post by garyb »

good advice,michu.
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