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Article #1240Re: Network Card Probs...
From: Sandgroper
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:43
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:43
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"evil" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:c1hlj8$4tl$1@gnamma.connect.com.au... > Hi All... wondering if anyone has any clues about the following; > > Mate's puter has probs with his network card (Netcomm I think... it's a > realtek chipset of some type), this is what happens; > > 1. Card stops working, computer doesn't detect card, no 'link' light on > card. Computer doesn't show any error message or anything, it simply doesn't > detect the card. > 2. I change the PCI slot where the network card is plugged => computer > detects card and everything works good until.... > 3. A couple of reboots later exactly the same thing happens > > We've swapped the network card with another known to work reliably but have > the same problem. I'm assuming this might be something to do with the > motherboard... but no there's no sign of conflicts or any such thing... > Motherboard's a AOpen KT266 I think. Puter's running windoze xp with all > hotpatches etc. Remove the Nic , boot the computer without the Nic , then shut it down and then install the Nic and reboot again. -- Sandgroper ---------------------------------- Remove KNICKERS to Email steveray@KNICKERSiinet.net.au
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f5f89,340fc05a38b9840d X-Google-Attributes: gidf5f89,public X-Google-Thread: 108c83,340fc05a38b9840d X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-02-26 05:45:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!freenews.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail Reply-To: "Sandgroper" <steveray@KNICKERSiinet.net.au> From: "Sandgroper" <steveray@KNICKERSiinet.net.au> Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware,aus.computers References: <c1hlj8$4tl$1@gnamma.connect.com.au> Subject: Re: Network Card Probs... Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:43:15 +0800 Organization: Emu Bitter Country Club X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Lines: 34 Message-ID: <403df7e1$0$22524$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.59.172.112 X-Trace: 1077802977 freenews.iinet.net.au 22524 203.59.172.112