Problem With Asus Motherboard And Nexxtech Ethernet Card

rlabo11 · 03-24-2007, 03:32 PM

When The Ethernet Card Is Installed My Computer Will Not Turn On,when I Take It Out The Computer Will Boot...have Tried 3 Different Types Of Ethernet Cards They All Do The Same Thing....was Told That Asus Motherboards Will Only Except Its Own Card....is This True ??? Thanks Rick

**johnwill** · 03-25-2007, 04:13 PM

That's hogwash, I have an Asus board here, and I've had several NIC's plugged into it without issues.

I'd try a different PCI slot first. Also, what model of MB is this? Why not use the built-in NIC?

03-24-2007, 03:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
rlabo11 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Problem With Asus Motherboard And Nexxtech Ethernet Card When The Ethernet Card Is Installed My Computer Will Not Turn On,when I Take It Out The Computer Will Boot...have Tried 3 Different Types Of Ethernet Cards They All Do The Same Thing....was Told That Asus Motherboards Will Only Except Its Own Card....is This True ??? Thanks Rick

03-25-2007, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,607 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Problem With Asus Motherboard And Nexxtech Ethernet Card That's hogwash, I have an Asus board here, and I've had several NIC's plugged into it without issues. I'd try a different PCI slot first. Also, what model of MB is this? Why not use the built-in NIC? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience