Guest Violet Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 Hi: I was told that PCI Adapter on one of PCs with XP got bad when I was NOT able to get Ingernet Connection. When I looked at the back of the PC, however the light of Ethernet was bright yellow which indicating the PCI Adapter is working? Wonder whether I need to purchase a brand new PCI Adapter in order to get Wired-Connection? In the meantime, I've been using 'Wireless' connection to get Internet Connection. Thanks for your help in advance
Guest Malke Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 Re: PCI Adapter Violet wrote: > Hi: > I was told that PCI Adapter on one of PCs with XP got bad when I was NOT > able to > get Ingernet Connection. When I looked at the back of the PC, however the > light of > Ethernet was bright yellow which indicating the PCI Adapter is working? > > Wonder whether I need to purchase a brand new PCI Adapter in order to get > Wired-Connection? In the meantime, I've been using 'Wireless' connection > to get > Internet Connection. You were told by whom? There is no way for us to know what is wrong with your wired Internet connection because you haven't provide any information so we can troubleshoot it. The amber light isn't really going to help us here. The First Question of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? A few suggestions: 1. Update the drivers for your network adapter (NIC). Get them from either the NIC mftr.'s website or the OEM's website for your specific model machine if you have that sort of computer (Dell, HP, Sony, etc.). Test. 2. If updating the drivers doesn't help, uninstall the NIC from Device Manager and restart the computer. See if Windows finds the device and installs drivers. Test. 3. If #1 and #2 don't work, uninstall the NIC from Device Manager and shut down the computer. Put in a known-working PCI NIC. If this solves the problem, discard the original NIC. If you need more help, please provide some of the missing information. Refer to these links: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on Usenet Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic!
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