Missing Driver for Gigabit network card

hellarda · 5 Mar 2011 at 23:56

i have no idea, i dont use linux

LizardKing · 6 Mar 2011 at 01:52

I'd advise to download Ubuntu (Live distro so no need to install anything) and see if it works under that, at least it would rule out any hardware problem

hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 10:18

well i know it works in my pc, and also the family one, and it was working before under windows?

so im pretty sure its not a hardware problem, should i still try ubuntu in case?

wonko · 6 Mar 2011 at 10:55

I once hit a problem where an automatic windows update kindly installed a new 'improved' driver for a device and stopped it working at the next reboot. It might be possible that this happened and it was nothing to do with pulling the plug?
Presume you've tried the XP/2003 drivers from realtek: http://218.210.127.131/downloads/do...d=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 11:12

yes it could have been that i suppose, but i have uninstalled all realtek network drivers and reinstalled them, so i think rules it out

yes i have tried those, no different :/

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hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 14:05

right, ive just reinstalled WHS and it still doesnt work!

now im really hacked off and it STILL works in my PC!

any more ideas? :/

wesley · 6 Mar 2011 at 14:29

can you download ubuntu and burn to CD? boot it up to live desktop and test the network?

3dcandy · 6 Mar 2011 at 14:31

trying the onvious, you've tried it in different slots....if not, then the mobo could have gone to it's makers when you turned the power off (had that happen once!)

hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 14:38

i have tried it in different slots, i dont think its the mobo because the rest of the server works fine, as a last resort im installing the new whs to see if it works

3dcandy · 6 Mar 2011 at 14:51

hellarda said:
i have tried it in different slots, i dont think its the mobo because the rest of the server works fine, as a last resort im installing the new whs to see if it works

as I said...had a mobo fail on me before, fault was the pci slots didn't work. Everything else did, so the pci based NIC was dead....
I'd try the WHS, if not it's possibly a dead mobo.

hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 14:56

im starting to think it is the mobo

i cant even install whs now, and sometimes it wont boot with a keyboard in. when it boots and detects the keyboard it wont boot from the cd, and i just get a flashing underscore, if i dont plug in a keyboard or it doesnt detect it it says 'keyboard failure' and then says press any key to boot from the cd :/

3dcandy · 6 Mar 2011 at 15:03

AYe, appears it could be frazzled...

hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 15:24

excellent, now have to persuade parents to buy a new one :/

3dcandy · 6 Mar 2011 at 15:41

without wishing to rub salt in the wounds etc. I bet you are more careful when turning equipment off in future...

hellarda · 6 Mar 2011 at 15:59

yeh i will, and i think its defo gone :/ i cant get whs to install keeps crashing