Ethernet Card ID Gone

gandulf · 01-26-2007, 07:01 AM

I was forced to reload Windows2000 Pro. I did so and I am at Service Pack 3. However, for some reason my network card (NIC) can no longer be accesses; it is built into the mother board. I beleive it to be a RealTek3189, but can not prove it. I have tried several times to reload a driver to it, but I can not seem to find a good driver, or find where in the W2000 system a generic drive may be located.

There are other problems, but I must first get to the internet with the PC to begin digging myself out. Without the NIC I can not even get the PC to coexist with my MS Network.

Gandulf

crazijoe · 01-26-2007, 07:47 AM

Did your motherboard come with a drivers disk?

gandulf · 01-26-2007, 08:56 AM

The PC is about 3 years old, and I inherited it from our Sister dealership. So I have no documentation; PC is a MSI brand. MSI built CPU systems with whatever they could get the best price on. I have several other similar CPUs, and they all have RealTek3189 Ethernet Cards. I have downloaded the dirvers, but since the card can not be recognized by the Operating system the driver installation fails. I need to get a copy of the Generic Microsoft Drivers and somehow fool the system into recognizing the card.

Guess the real answer is I am up the creek without original software.

Gandulf

crazijoe · 01-26-2007, 09:47 AM

I usually keep in my shop an old 3Com 3C905TX NIC card, that Win2K and up recognizes, just for these situations.

01-26-2007, 07:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
gandulf Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Del Rio, Texas Posts: 48 OS: xp	Ethernet Card ID Gone I was forced to reload Windows2000 Pro. I did so and I am at Service Pack 3. However, for some reason my network card (NIC) can no longer be accesses; it is built into the mother board. I beleive it to be a RealTek3189, but can not prove it. I have tried several times to reload a driver to it, but I can not seem to find a good driver, or find where in the W2000 system a generic drive may be located. There are other problems, but I must first get to the internet with the PC to begin digging myself out. Without the NIC I can not even get the PC to coexist with my MS Network. Gandulf

01-26-2007, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Did your motherboard come with a drivers disk? __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

01-26-2007, 08:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
gandulf Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Del Rio, Texas Posts: 48 OS: xp	Network Issues The PC is about 3 years old, and I inherited it from our Sister dealership. So I have no documentation; PC is a MSI brand. MSI built CPU systems with whatever they could get the best price on. I have several other similar CPUs, and they all have RealTek3189 Ethernet Cards. I have downloaded the dirvers, but since the card can not be recognized by the Operating system the driver installation fails. I need to get a copy of the Generic Microsoft Drivers and somehow fool the system into recognizing the card. Guess the real answer is I am up the creek without original software. Gandulf

01-26-2007, 09:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	I usually keep in my shop an old 3Com 3C905TX NIC card, that Win2K and up recognizes, just for these situations. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software