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| 294814 | 2004-11-22 02:57:00 | My new motherboard is installed and running well. But every boot XP finds new hardware ans wants to download software and then can't find any, for "Ethernet Controller" What is an EC and what software does it need? Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 294815 | 2004-11-22 02:59:00 | Does the motherboard have an onboard network card? The motherboard should have come with a driver CD that should autorun and list all the drivers for the motherboard that need to be installed. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 294816 | 2004-11-22 03:09:00 | If you haven't got a network, just disable the Ethernet controller. If you had a network, you wouldn't have been asking, you would have known. ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 294817 | 2004-11-22 03:15:00 | If your on ADSL and connected to your router via ethernet cable, then you have a network. Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 294818 | 2004-11-22 03:26:00 | No network yet. But I do have a lan installed with m/b. but nothing connected to it. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 294819 | 2004-11-22 03:29:00 | The term "Ethernet Controller" is simply another name for LAN (Local Area Network). Another name for basically the same this is NIC or Network Interface Card. | Spout (6433) | ||
| 294820 | 2004-11-22 03:47:00 | As Graham has said, disable then. If you pop open your BIOS it'll be listed in there somwhere, possibly under advanced chipset features or sime such. It may be termed MAC interface, LAN, NIC, network or ethernet. Windows should stop trying to find it once you've done that. Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 294821 | 2004-11-22 03:50:00 | hmm....I would go against the advice offered so far and install it properly rather then disable it,next time it asks for drivers pop your motherboard cd in the drive and point the wizard in that direction. Does your new motherboard have dual lan by any chance? |
metla (154) | ||
| 294822 | 2004-11-22 07:31:00 | It's just got the one hole. Unfortunately I can't insert the disk. It doesn't work. I've asked for a new one. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 294823 | 2004-11-22 09:31:00 | Perfect time then to grab the most up to date drivers available for your motherboard,from the manufactures site. If the cd didn't work did you manage to load on any of the drivers? In the past when i have had driver disc's that wouldn't run the installion wizard i have always managed to load them on the old fashioned way,by pointing the windows install at the cd for each specific item. |
metla (154) | ||
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