Hello,

have you tried comparing the bios settings in both computers ?

The BIOS is different in the two computers, but yes I did. The only thing related to PCI in the T7910 is the ability to turn the slot on or off. Are you thinking of something else?

Another possibility is to buy a newer T5820 or T7820 because they are the most recent models to include a PCI slot. Unfortunately, the T7920 no longer does. What’s in the BIOS of your T7820?

I know, just in general the settings being offered should be more or less the same. And maybe something else is set differently between the 2 units.... just thinking out loudly.

I don't remember specific pci settings here, aside the usual legacy rom 

 

I have an idea! We should be able to test this on other T5810, T7910, T5820 and T7820 computers, WITHOUT installing any hardware, simply by adding an ECP port and then installing the driver. All this is free, safe, and fully reversible so please join in if you care to. I would especially like to hear from other T7910 owners, just in case I have a lemon. Thanks in advance!

STEP ONE: CREATE AN ECP PORT

1. Open Device Manager
2. Left click on your computer name;
3. Left click the “Action” menu and then “Add Legacy Hardware”, Next
4. Select “Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)”, Next
5. Select “Ports (COM & LPT)”, Next
6. Select “ECP Printer Port”, Next and then Finish to create a new LPT3 port.

NOTE: In Device Manager the newly created ECP port will have an exclamation mark.

1. Right click it and select “Properties”
2. On the “Resources” tab click “Set Configuration Manually”
3. In the next dialogue highlight “I/O Range”, uncheck “Use Automatic Settings”, then click “Change Settings”
4. Select the range value (I use 0278-027A), make sure no devices are conflicting, then OK then OK
5. Restart

ECP Port Settings

STEP TWO: INSTALL THE SENTINEL DRIVER

1. Download from Knowledge Article View - Thales Customer Support (thalesgroup.com)
2. Install

Driver Installation-1Driver Installation-2Driver Installation-3Driver Installation-4

STEP THREE: PLEASE POST RESULTS!

I forgot the most important thing! In order to get a status report like I show above,

1. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel System Driver
2. Double click “SetupSysDriver”
3. Click “Configure Driver”

That’s it…..

Driver Configuration