Ethernet problem
I've recently reformatted my hard drive but now don't have an ethernet controller. It just has a yellow question mark by it in Device Manager. I'm now having to run my modem through a USB port using my printer cable. Quite frankly it's a pain. Is there anyway I can get the ethernet connection back? Do I need to download some drivers? I don't even know the manufacturer of the motherboard as my PC was built by a friend. Really need some help on this one! Thanks!
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Open up the case.
Put it up on a bench or table or something so you can comfortably and thoroughly give your motherboard a good looking over.
Get a strong flash light (and, if you're as blind as me, a magnifying glass! :sad2: )
Now, look carefully on the motherboard for its identifying markings. There will be a model no. and possibly (in much smaller print) a version no.
It's quite possible you will not see a manufacturer name. That isn't a problem. If we have the model no., that will lead us to the manufacturer.
Ok. So you definetly need to get the drivers for your motherboard. Here are a couple of sites that might be helpful for you. For more sites/resources online, just perform a search in your favorite search engine on "Identify Motherboard"
http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Fromshop/mb/det.htm
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/moboid1.html
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
see what you come up w/ in Yahoo or Google w/ that number.
EDIT insufficient use of spacebar
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Too SLOW spikey
I ran a search in Yahoo on "ms-6373". It looks as though your motherboard is manufactured by a company called MSI (Microstar).
Here's their support page:
http://www.msicomputer.com/support/TechSupport.asp
If you are running Windows 2000 or a version of Windows XP or Windows Media Center Edition, then the following link is for the drivers download you need
http://driverscollection.com/?file_id=22012
Nice utility SPIKE09. I remember using that one years ago but forgot all about it. Thanx for the reminder! (Gonna download the latest release for myself, too.) :bigggrin:
Check your adapter's network configuration. Make sure you don't have it configured w/ a Static IP address.
Unplug your broadband modem's power cord
Remove the USB cable that was connecting between your computer and the broadband modem
Connect an ethernet patch cable between the broadband modem and your computer's ethernet port
After you've done all this, restore power back to the broadband modem (it should've remainded without power for at least 1 minute)
Then do the following:
Click on the START button
Click on RUN
Type in CMD
Type verbatim the following: IPCONFIG /RELEASE
Type verbatim the following: IPCONFIG /RENEW
Close the command window
Try your Internet connection again
:celebrate
Congratulations! You did it! Now you know what to do.
F.Y.I. Whenever you change the device your broadband modem connects to you must remove power from it for at least one minute (in order to get it to let go and be ready to accept a different device) then restore the power.
This is true if the "different device" is a router, switch, different computer, even a different NIC on the same computer. Or, in you case, switching from USB network connectivity to ethernet. Still those are different devices ergo the same rule applies.
:woowoo: :woowoo: Now you're the expert. Return the favor by helping a friend.
What, if anything (at all) has changed? e.g. new program install or uninstall, hardware installed or removed, power outages or other anomalies that might have caused your computer to shut down or reboot, anything you can think of.
Does this happen after restarting your computer? or does it happen after trying to open a particular program (including your Internet browser)?
I know this can be tedious but I need you to answer each question I (and others) pose to you.
(1) What operating system are you running?
(2) Does this spinning hour glass happen right after you boot into the desktop?
-OR-
(3) Does it happen after trying to open an application? (e.g. your Internet browser, etc.)
So, the spinning hour glass starts when you attempt to open Mozilla Firefox, yes?
(1) Does Mozilla Firefox ever eventually open?
(2) Are you running Mozilla Firefox 2.0? If so, that version of Firefox has a "Safe Mode". Navigate in your Start Menu to the Mozilla Firefox program group and click on the "Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)" icon.
(3) If the problem persists or if you do not have Mozilla Firefox 2.0, please, try to open Internet Explorer.
Does Internet Explorer open successfully?
BTW, the area in the lower right had corner of your Desktop (to the right of the Task Bar (where the system clock is located)) is called the System Tray. Any icons you see there represent applications or processes that are running in the background waiting for you to call on them or monitoring some sort of activity. (Not all processes or applications running in the background show up in the System Tray, however.) You can control many of these applications by right-clicking on their respective icons in the System Tray and choosing a selection from the menu that will enable you to either close the application or modify it's options (including whether it is loaded on system startup). This is a good place to start when your system slows down inexplicably or when you are experiencing problems like the one you described. I'll say this, in my experience, 99% of the applications that "want" to run in your system tray are causing unnecessary overhead w/ respect to your computer's resources (memory, CPU, etc.). The majority of these applications can simply be started when you need them, then turned off or closed again.
Please, be very detailed when describing issues you are experiencing. Let us know every step that you take and everything that you observe.