He'll have to find the driver from intel for that. Was gigabit even out when
XP was being used by
everyone? :)
On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 09:01:32AM -0400, DSinc wrote:
> I know I've changed many nic cards and I've never had trouble.
> Well, yesterday my older Brother tried to change the nic card in his VE
> machine,
> and, had major trouble. The replacement was to remove and old C200Pro
> 10/100 nic
> card (PCI) for a new Intel Pro/1000 GT (PCI) nic card that I sent to him.
>
> The new nic card was not recognized when he powered his VE machine back
> on! OOPS!
> The OS never acknowledged the new nic card and tried to install a
> driver. Bummer.
> OK, perhaps the card I sent is actually dead. Hmm?
> I suggested that he carefully reinstall the new card.
> A mechanical recheck! Major grumbles.
> It appears that the nic card lives at the very bottom (last PCI slot) of
> the m/b.
> And, OB hasto remove another card to gain accessto the tiny nic card.
> Much more frustration, grumbles, and terse words!
>
> He will try again today. His frustration is compounded by the
> blizzard of cables and chosen install position associated with his VE
> machine.
>
> What is the List's general nic replacement process??? Perhaps I failed
> to tell him some
> critical prep-step to ease the process. His VE machine still uses WinXP
> sp3. Yes, he
> knows it is time to upgrade! I assumed that even WinXP has an Intel nic
> card driver in its'
> cache. I do recall the Win2000 sure did!
>
> Does changing a nic card automatically change CP/Network Connections/Local
> Area Connection/ to CP/Network Connections/Local Area Connection 2/ ?
> I was trying hard to avoid this............ :)
> I am ready for any questions youmay have.
> Thanks,
> Duncan
>
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Bryan G. Seitz
