New build, NIC not working
New build, MSI P965 Platinum (nice enough mobo, needs more fan connections)
C2D, ATI X800GTO2, Seagate 7200.9 160GB, E6300, 2x1GB OCZ DDR2 800.
Yes it boots and I can play with bios.
I loaded w2k (old version). Then I loaded SP4.
Then went to MSI website for chipset drivers from another computer.
THERE WAS NO DAMN CD WITH THE MOBO.
Installed P965 driver, installed Realtek Gigabite eithernet thing, installed Realtek sound drivers.
But eithernet does not talk. The light blinks. The utility just says 'error'.
I forced a reinstall. Still no talk.
I am sure that this is simple. Will some please slap me.
Ed
C2D, ATI X800GTO2, Seagate 7200.9 160GB, E6300, 2x1GB OCZ DDR2 800.
Yes it boots and I can play with bios.
I loaded w2k (old version). Then I loaded SP4.
Then went to MSI website for chipset drivers from another computer.
THERE WAS NO DAMN CD WITH THE MOBO.
Installed P965 driver, installed Realtek Gigabite eithernet thing, installed Realtek sound drivers.
But eithernet does not talk. The light blinks. The utility just says 'error'.
I forced a reinstall. Still no talk.
I am sure that this is simple. Will some please slap me.
Ed
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Go to Start > Run > Type CMD > Press Enter > in the Dos box that opens type "ipconfig"
What does it return?
If you have two onboard NICs:
1) Make sure you're plugging the network cable into the right one
2) Try disabling the one you're not using
I'd try what RyderOCZ says. If it gives you a local IP address, try doing a Release/Renew and see if it picks up a "real" IP address.
Is this hooking straight to Cable/DSL, or to a Router or Switch, etc?
Once again you have overcome all jsut with your reputations.
tks ed
A reboot of 2000 or XP immediately after installing the NIC drivers will
force a hunt for a non-local-to-machine IP and a recognition of the "new"
NIC when 2000 or XP comes back up after the machine completes post.
Not all hardware has this issue, but many NICs do. Not all NIC driver
installers tell you to reboot to complete installation, either.
Maybe Vista will politely auto-reboot after a NIC driver install.
It didn't connect after my re-boot, but if I unpluged the CAT5 and reconnected it then it was fine.
Hey, this is a folding box. I'll only reboot a couple of times a year.