Finding out what kind of NIC my laptop has and downloading the driver for it

davemck · 07-06-2008, 03:21 AM

Hi...

Was given a laptop on which XP was broken and wouldnt even load, so formatted it. But now the driver for the NIC is missing and I cant get online. How do I go about finding what make the NIC is? and how do I install the driver once I have downloaded it from the web?

I have installed Belarc on the PC to try and se what make the NIC think im looking in the wrong place on its output.....the Ethernet Controller part is blank.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

**kodi** · 07-06-2008, 03:58 AM

Make and model of laptop?

**sobeit** · 07-06-2008, 04:01 AM

you should be able to go to the laptops manufacturers webste and get the driver for your laptop. just search for your specific model.

davemck · 07-06-2008, 06:48 AM

Its a toshiba satellite pro

**kodi** · 07-06-2008, 12:23 PM

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t..._sc_modSel.jsp

07-06-2008, 03:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
davemck Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Finding out what kind of NIC my laptop has and downloading the driver for it Hi... Was given a laptop on which XP was broken and wouldnt even load, so formatted it. But now the driver for the NIC is missing and I cant get online. How do I go about finding what make the NIC is? and how do I install the driver once I have downloaded it from the web? I have installed Belarc on the PC to try and se what make the NIC think im looking in the wrong place on its output.....the Ethernet Controller part is blank. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks

07-06-2008, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,405 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Finding out what kind of NIC my laptop has and downloading the driver for it Make and model of laptop? __________________ Brian

07-06-2008, 04:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Finding out what kind of NIC my laptop has and downloading the driver for it you should be able to go to the laptops manufacturers webste and get the driver for your laptop. just search for your specific model. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

07-06-2008, 06:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
davemck Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Re: Finding out what kind of NIC my laptop has and downloading the driver for it Its a toshiba satellite pro

07-06-2008, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,405 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Finding out what kind of NIC my laptop has and downloading the driver for it http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t..._sc_modSel.jsp __________________ Brian