AMD NIC problem

[MistaTastyCakes]

I just got my cheapo AMD Network Card in the mail today, hook it up, and it's not auto detected. It's ok, I figure.. it's old.. so I tell the PC to search for new hardware, it finds the NIC, and installs it. Then I get an error. It's "Error 10: The device cannot start." or something very similar to that. I push my FSB back down from 150 to 133 and try again, same message. Any ideas as to what's up, or is it just...too old?

My system:
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Epox 8KHA+
Athlon 1.4@1.58
512mb PC2100 Nanya
Gainward GeForce2 Pro
SBLive! 5.1
Diamond Homefree 10mbps Phoneline NIC
AMD 10/100 PCI NIC (dead?)
CD, HD.. the usual.. don't think it makes a diff in the NIC
Windows XP Pro

 

[sandorski]

Are there any jumpers on the nic?

 

[Adul]

try uninstall the nic card and reinstalling it again.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

checked for irq conflicts? does it find it as a nic or something else (like vid card)?

 

[Bovinicus]

Make sure your drivers are properly installed. To do so, uninstall the device via device manager. Then, with a copy of the most current drivers on hand, install the device once again. I had a similar problem when I accidentally updated my drivers with Win98 drivers instead of 2000 drivers.

 

[bozo1]

Yea, make sure you are using the correct driver. Windows doesn't always install the correct driver. Even if it does, they don't always work properly, especially on older cards.

 

[jamarno]

In your BIOS, under PCI/PNP, try turning off PNP BIOS, and setting "Resources Controlled By" to AUTO. I don't know why it helps, but it did with the last 4 cards (2 ancient NIC, 2 ancient sound).

Edit: That should be "Resources Controlled By" to MANUAL.

 

[MistaTastyCakes]

Thanks for all the help. 🙂 Well, I screwed and screwed with the thing to no avail, and NICs aren't exactly wallet breaking, so I went to Best Buy, got a Netgear FA311, popped it in, and all is good. (and I got a $5 rebate! 😛) My guess is that the AMD NIC didn't enjoy my FSB or something. Thanks though! If not for all the help I got here, I'd be clueless. 🙂