Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:42 am Post subject: Onboard Realtek Nic - No lights ??
Hi all,
I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My mobo
is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the Realtek
NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the bios
OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
have to put in a PCI NIC card?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Onboard Realtek Nic - No lights ??
"Ellie" <ellie@people.net.au> wrote in message
news:460eff58_5@news.people.net.au...
Quote:
Hi all,
I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My
mobo is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been
working fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on
the Realtek NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the
onboard NIC mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything
silly to the system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I
have tried 3 other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is
enabled in the bios OK as it has been working for literally years......
Does this mean I will have to put in a PCI NIC card?
Thank you.
Most likely killed by lightning damage. Drop in a new NIC. Check each port
on the router for damage too. The one that was connected at the time of the
strike is probably bad too.
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