5i25 w7i76D 5i25 no firmware and no response to install one

RobKin wrote:

CR3 & CR4 are solid red as soon as computer turns on.

Thanks for the info, Spent a week trying to make this work. May just go back to Mach3

Stick with it PCW is Mesa, the best service anywhere

Yes, if the CPU cannot access the card properly you are going to have all
sorts of issues.

I would suspect the original issue was a dirty or bad PCI slot but it
could also have been a bad/marginal 5I25 so sending it back for
re-programming and retesting is a good idea.