ASUS A7V will not work with NIC's

[achelmer]

My A7V will not work at all with a NIC and any version of a Microsoft OS. Everything else is great. I have an OC'd Duron 600@858. However even with no OC it still won't work. I have been forcd to use an USB Ethernet adapter, that sucks. But there is a Shocker to this saga.... The NIC works with any version of LINUX! (Long live Tux!) but i miss Win2K. PLease help!

 

[achelmer]

Linux only does so much

 

[Octoberblue]

What PCI slot do you have it in? I understand the A7V shares slot 2 with the onboard Promise controller, so sound cards and fast NIC's won't work in there.

 

[achelmer]

I have tried it in every slot, with no other PCI card plugged in so that there would be no interference. Yet to no avail.

 

[Sengar]

What sort of NIC are you using? Have you tried a different card? Also, what BIOS version are you using with your A7V, along with video card, etc.? I assume that since you have this setup working under Linux that Win. 2K is hanging on startup, or some such?

 

[DrFatal]

Disable byte Merge from the bios and it should work fine...