Oldschool meets the new world

~~zerofire~~ · 07-20-2009, 09:24 AM

I have a Packard Bell Multimedia E153 and I am trying to put a Belkin F5D5000 wired NIC card in. The problem is that the card is not detected so that means that in Device Manager there is absolutely no card registering as a network adapter. I am accepting solutions to this issue while already having asked other sources for assistance.

**Tyree** · 07-20-2009, 10:51 AM

Does it show in the Bios? Have you tried it in a different PCI slot, if available.

~~zerofire~~ · 07-20-2009, 11:15 AM

The BIOS is from 1996 so it therefore does not have a show feature for PCI. I tried all three PCI slots and I plan to try the third one again a bit later.

Just a bit of info about me:
I only post issues that I can't fix and I can assure you I can fix many problems. These problems are not for the faint of heart since they might never be solvable.

**Tyree** · 07-20-2009, 02:32 PM

I have no doubts to your abilities but I have to ask the obvious.
Are you certain the PCI card is good?
Are you certain the Mobo PCI slots are operable?

~~zerofire~~ · 07-20-2009, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyree

I have no doubts to your abilities but I have to ask the obvious.
Are you certain the PCI card is good?
Are you certain the Mobo PCI slots are operable?

The answer to both of those are No.
A identical card from the same purchase order was successfully installed in another unit but I can not guarantee the operability of a different PC with another identical card. Nobody can. I also can not guarantee that a PC that is 13 years old will have functioning slots that have never been used.

~~zerofire~~ · 08-10-2009, 06:11 PM

I did a test of the NIC in another PC and it works normally. I also checked the ISA modem and sound card registration in Device Manager and both are missing so it seams that the whole bus is not being activated.

~~zerofire~~ · 08-11-2009, 05:26 PM

Looks like the sound card and modem slipped out of their slots and ended up disconnecting. I corrected that. NIC card still is not being detected even after connection check.

07-20-2009, 09:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Oldschool meets the new world I have a Packard Bell Multimedia E153 and I am trying to put a Belkin F5D5000 wired NIC card in. The problem is that the card is not detected so that means that in Device Manager there is absolutely no card registering as a network adapter. I am accepting solutions to this issue while already having asked other sources for assistance.

07-20-2009, 10:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,444 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Oldschool meets the new world Does it show in the Bios? Have you tried it in a different PCI slot, if available. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

07-20-2009, 11:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Oldschool meets the new world The BIOS is from 1996 so it therefore does not have a show feature for PCI. I tried all three PCI slots and I plan to try the third one again a bit later. Just a bit of info about me: I only post issues that I can't fix and I can assure you I can fix many problems. These problems are not for the faint of heart since they might never be solvable. Last edited by zerofire; 07-20-2009 at 11:18 AM.

07-20-2009, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,444 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Oldschool meets the new world I have no doubts to your abilities but I have to ask the obvious. Are you certain the PCI card is good? Are you certain the Mobo PCI slots are operable? __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently. Last edited by Tyree; 07-20-2009 at 02:34 PM.

08-10-2009, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Oldschool meets the new world I did a test of the NIC in another PC and it works normally. I also checked the ISA modem and sound card registration in Device Manager and both are missing so it seams that the whole bus is not being activated.

08-11-2009, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Oldschool meets the new world Looks like the sound card and modem slipped out of their slots and ended up disconnecting. I corrected that. NIC card still is not being detected even after connection check.