Ok, so i just spent like 1300 bucks on a new computer and i cant get the damn thing to work right.
Heres my system:
Okia 450w PS
ABIT AX8 PCIE motherboard (Socket 939)
AMD Athalon 64 3200+ Clawhammer
Radeon X700 512MB PCIe graphics card
1GB PC3200 DDR RAM
Maxtor 80GB ATA133 HDD
Maxtor 160GB SATA HDD
Windows XP Professional
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So heres my problem. I had a netgear PCI Ethernet adapter as well (FA311), but windows doesnt let it work... i keep getting a "hardware cannot start (code 10)" when i used the add hardware function in the control panel. I tried using multiple drivers... none worked... i even tried reinstalling windows... no dice. So i pulled it out and decided to use the intigrated Giggabit ethernet on the ABIT AX8. Well, I plug in the cable, the little light lights up... but no LAN connection. Ive tried the connection wizard and networking wizard. The connection wizard says the connection should already be up and running... but its not. It doesnt even show up in "My Connections". The Networking wizard says it cant find any networking hardware. Ive installed all the drivers i recieved with all the hardware, as well as tried to reset both the cable modem and router. No luck.
I dont know if this is a hardware problem or a software problem. The drivers seem to be installed, but its not recognizing the hardware... but the GURU software shows everything is tip top.
Any ideas? I figured id ask before calling Microsoft or ABIT.