While this series of cards can work in 8-bit slots, they must be configured to do so.
The setup program softset2.exe should work, but if you get no response from the card,
reconfigure it in a system with 16-bit slots first, then you can move it to the XT.

The original packet driver only works on 286+ systems.  I have recompiled the packet
driver to work on 808x systems, called EXP8.COM.

Good settings for compatibility in an 8-bit system are:

xx IRQ
xx DMA
xx Port
xx Memory Window

These settings are in use with a system currently running a hard drive, CGA, MDA, 
EMS, and a sound blaster, and I've had no issues.  (Note, however, that this system
does not have any serial or parallel ports.)

--trixter@oldskool.org