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| Thread ID: 127313 | 2012-10-16 22:24:00 | Pulling my hair out over PCI issues- literally | Dc Nilbog (13019) | Press F1 |
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| 1307217 | 2012-10-16 22:24:00 | Hi there, I am trying to have my computer to connect to the internet. I have been spending the last nights and weeks trying to install the darn thing but I do not have any success on doing so. I have tried to install three different types of PCI cards, which includes one brand new WLAN card (www.tp-link.com), another WLAN card (www.dicksmith.co.nz), a TV card and none of them worked. Every time I try to install a card it seems to not detect it (literally displays the message during the setup) yet when I go to the Device Manager it is marked with a yellow question mark (Ethernet Controller). Now I am starting to think that the motherboard (www.google.co.nz) has difficulty configuring? the PCI cards. Do I need a motherboard driver? Any help would be greatly appreciated |
Dc Nilbog (13019) | ||
| 1307218 | 2012-10-16 22:25:00 | You need to install the drivers. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1307219 | 2012-10-16 22:30:00 | Hi, do you mean the drivers of the PCI cards? Yes I have installed the drivers that come with the WLAN card but it displays the message that I need to insert the wireless card. If you meant other drivers like the motherboard driver, I cannot find the one that fits my model. | Dc Nilbog (13019) | ||
| 1307220 | 2012-10-16 22:43:00 | Do you have a lot of cards installed? I only ask because sometimes when you install a lot of devices you get issues with not enough available resources. For eample I can add a SATA controller card to my system for extra SATA ports but if I plug 2 in the 2nd one won't work due to resource conflicts. Try right clicking the device with the exclamation mark and chosing to remove or uninstall it, then run the setup from the disk that should have come with it and see if that works. If the drivers are not supplied with an installer, right click, choose update driver, navigate to the directory where there driver is stored, that should work (I've missed some steps can't try it from here but it should be in there somewhere). And leave your hair alone, that's not going to fix it. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1307221 | 2012-10-16 22:50:00 | Pix of the hair, or it didn't happen! Nice display pic too, do you play DotA / DotA2, Dc Nilbog? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1307222 | 2012-10-16 22:51:00 | Do you have a lot of cards installed? I only ask because sometimes when you install a lot of devices you get issues with not enough available resources. For eample I can add a SATA controller card to my system for extra SATA ports but if I plug 2 in the 2nd one won't work due to resource conflicts. I don't really think it's due to the lack of resources. I am only trying to install a WLAN card at the moment, and I am almost restarting once every time I install the driver Try right clicking the device with the exclamation mark and chosing to remove or uninstall it, then run the setup from the disk that should have come with it and see if that works. If the drivers are not supplied with an installer, right click, choose update driver, navigate to the directory where there driver is stored, that should work (I've missed some steps can't try it from here but it should be in there somewhere). Tried that, says the driver cannot be detected in the CD And leave your hair alone, that's not going to fix it. Okay Pix of the hair, or it didn't happen! Nice display pic too, do you play DotA / DotA2, Dc Nilbog? encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com A1kk9R2XajRxhH0En45BQ Yeah, I love DotA, been playing for longer than I have been on this forum (evidently). |
Dc Nilbog (13019) | ||
| 1307223 | 2012-10-16 23:00:00 | 1. Turn OFF your PC. 2. Remove those cards mentioned above. 3. Run the CD that came with the MB and install the Chipset driver, etc., you may need to restart the PC 4. Turn OFF your PC. 5. Plug in ONE of the cards (eg. WLAN) 6. Turn ON your PC 7. Insert in the CD came with the WLAN card and install the driver. 8. You should now have the WLAN card properly installed. Good luck. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1307224 | 2012-10-16 23:08:00 | Ok try this; Uninstall the driver Shut down Remove the card Boot back up with the card not installed Wait for the PC to finish accessing the hard drive, Shut down again . Re-insert the card, preferably in a different PCI slot if possible Try installing the driver again . Sometimes the only way to get a PC to redetect properly is to boot at least once without the device installed between attempts, I don't know why but it has worked for me in the past . Depending on the Age of the PC and assuming you are talking about PCI and not PCI-E there are two types of PCI slots, one that shares resources and one that doesn't . Some types of cards will not work in shared slots . Another possibilty is to go into the BIOS and set the plug and play aware OS setting to yes if it's listed, this takes some of the job of resource allocation off the hardware and lets windows handle it . While you are in there you can disable any onboard devices that you don't actually use to free up resources, things like serial ports, parallel ports, onboard sound (if you use a sound card) etc . If you screw it up you can always come back and fix it or reset the BIOS and start again, if in doubt take photos of the BIOS screens b4 changing anything . |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1307225 | 2012-10-16 23:21:00 | Yeah, I love DotA, been playing for longer than I have been on this forum (evidently). Hit me up if you're ever keen for a game of DotA2, though there are no Techies yet sadly :( My steam username is my PF1 username. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1307226 | 2012-10-17 01:03:00 | 1 . Turn OFF your PC . 2 . Remove those cards mentioned above . 3 . Run the CD that came with the MB and install the Chipset driver, etc . , you may need to restart the PC 4 . Turn OFF your PC . 5 . Plug in ONE of the cards (eg . WLAN) 6 . Turn ON your PC 7 . Insert in the CD came with the WLAN card and install the driver . 8 . You should now have the WLAN card properly installed . Good luck . I bought the mobo second hand, and it did not come with a driver on the CD . I went to the AMD website to download the Chipset Driver for Windows XP ( . amd . com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/raid_windows . aspx#4" target="_blank">support . amd . com), and I believe the motherboard I have is this ( . findlaptopdriver . com/specs-rs780m03a1-8ekrs2hm-foxconn/" target="_blank">www . findlaptopdriver . com) . I am running Windows XP SP 3 . When I installed the driver the screen flickered (as stated that it should), though no other apparent changes was noted . Can anyone confirm this is the right driver to download? Re: Pulling my hair out over PCI issues- literally Ok try this; Uninstall the driver Shut down Remove the card Boot back up with the card not installed Wait for the PC to finish accessing the hard drive, Shut down again . Re-insert the card, preferably in a different PCI slot if possible Try installing the driver again . Sometimes the only way to get a PC to redetect properly is to boot at least once without the device installed between attempts, I don't know why but it has worked for me in the past . Depending on the Age of the PC and assuming you are talking about PCI and not PCI-E there are two types of PCI slots, one that shares resources and one that doesn't . Some types of cards will not work in shared slots . Another possibilty is to go into the BIOS and set the plug and play aware OS setting to yes if it's listed, this takes some of the job of resource allocation off the hardware and lets windows handle it . While you are in there you can disable any onboard devices that you don't actually use to free up resources, things like serial ports, parallel ports, onboard sound (if you use a sound card) etc . If you screw it up you can always come back and fix it or reset the BIOS and start again, if in doubt take photos of the BIOS screens b4 changing anything . I have started the computer once before without the card installed, and shutdown afterwards . The PCI card that the WLAN card is on is attached to the slot closest to the CPU, however, the card on the other PCI slot didn't seem to work the last time I installed a TV card on it . During the installation the same message appeared: PCI (TV tuner) card not detected, etc . Not sure about any changing of the BIOS settings . Hit me up if you're ever keen for a game of DotA2, though there are no Techies yet sadly My steam username is my PF1 username . Yep, as soon as my get my machine up and running |
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