WinXP won't recognize Nforce LAN chip?

[OzzieGT]

I just got a Leadtek K7N420DA and Windows XP cannot find the drivers for the LAN chip. I thought this was a standard Realtek chip? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

Thanks,

osman

 

[Maki]

Go to nvidia's website and download the nforce drivers.

 

[nemo160]

is it enabled in the bios?
if not enable it in there
then install the nforce drivers from the mobo driver disk
install all the other chipset drivers from that disk too, installing proper mobo drivers can help a lot of things

 

[OzzieGT]

I cannot get the drivers because I need the LAN to get to the internet.

It is under device manager as an unkown "PCI Simple Ethernet Controller". I tried doing 'update driver' with the drivers on the Mobo CD, but it says the drivers aren't the right ones. I tried running the LAN Driver Setup file on the CD, and that didn't work either. Basically it doesn't think the drivers on the CD are the right ones for the LAN card.

Any other suggestions? I might just end up going to a friend's place to download the Nvidia drivers and burn them on CD....but that should NOT be necessary...

 

[OzzieGT]

little update...I'm helping a friend with his system. It looks like he put a modem in there without telling me, and that was the 'simple pci communications controller'. The LAN was disabled in the BIOS for some stupid reason. Anyway, I enabled it...but same problem...it can't find drivers for the 'ethernet controller'. I even got the nvidia drivers installed via cd-rw and it's not working...any suggestions?

 

[Trashman]

if you enabled lan in bios....didn't XP detect new hardware at boot-up? you have drivers on the mobo cd....go in device manager and look for your ethernet controller, and update drivers with the cd ya have.

 

[OzzieGT]

I did that...it says they aren't the right drivers.

 

[canadianpsycho]

nm missed your reply, edited.