Biostar Mobo, Onboard LAN Problem

[SerialThriller]

Well, i have a kinda old Biostar Motherboard (M7TDA) and for some reason the onboard ethernet port doesn't seem to work at all...I have enabled the port in the BIOS, and installed the latest drivers.

Any suggestions?

 

[SerialThriller]

anyone have ideas on why this might be happening?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: SerialThriller
anyone have ideas on why this might be happening?

does it show up in your DeviceManager..? probably dead port tho..

 

[mechBgon]

Bigger picture: a new network card is very affordable, so remember your time's worth something and don't let it drag you down too far before you say the heck with it

 

[SerialThriller]

i have a network card installed and that's how i'm typing this right now, but yeah, it does show up in the device manager.

?

 

[mechBgon]

Maybe it's a simple Windows networking issue (haha). If you go Start > Run > cmd <enter> to get a command prompt, then type ipconfig, do both the plug-in NIC and the onboard NIC show up? Maybe you can do an ALT PRINTSCREEN and post an image of the result somewhere. You could try plugging your network cable into the onboard NIC, then do an ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew, and see if it picks up an IP from your router or modem.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: SerialThriller
i have a network card installed and that's how i'm typing this right now, but yeah, it does show up in the device manager.

?

had a similar mobo which had an onboard Realtek 8139 showed working properly in DevManager..enabled in the BIOS even(wouldn't work tho)..20 minutes later..

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Bigger picture: a new network card is very affordable, so remember your time's worth something and don't let it drag you down too far before you say the heck with it

popped in an older Intel chipped nic..still going

 

[SerialThriller]

hmm, so yur saying the problem is prolly the mobo and only real way of fixing it is to get a new mobo? and i should prolly stick with the NIC i have now?

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: SerialThriller
hmm, so yur saying the problem is prolly the mobo and only real way of fixing it is to get a new mobo? and i should prolly stick with the NIC i have now?

Pretty much. I've never had a dead onboard NIC, but it seems to be not uncommon from what friends tell me... it's not worth the time and effort to fix something when you can replace it for $5 (or, in your case, when you've already replaced it). Just disable it in the BIOS and move on

 

[SerialThriller]

one last question....is it possible to replace the Onboard LAN? to save PCI space?

 

[mechBgon]

Did you try my instructions? You might want to do that, since it could be as simple as it needing an IP address assigned to it by your DHCP source (broadband modem, router).

 

[howdyduty]

Replace onboard lan = replace motherboard.

If the driver seems fine in device manager, could be a physical connection problem. Such as the pins in the port bent/broke.

If you cant fix it, just disable it in bios and continue to use the one that works.