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Baraka_Guru · 07-02-2011, 06:42 PM

Thanks, Eden. That helps a lot. Though, I admit I suck at the whole understanding of BIOS and IRQ and shit.

I had hoped to get a couple more years out of this motherboard, but if it's gonna go, then I guess I have no choice.

I have tried switching between two plug options for the four-prong one, but to no avail. I will try it once more just to be sure I had them sitting in there properly.

Failing that, maybe I will swap the PSU to see if I can get it to work. Though I don't see the point, since it's not suitable for this video card. It's only 350W. Maybe I won't even bother and just go with a separate network card for the $15.

I should probably but Martian a bit more first. I want to rule out this BIOS thing or any other system/software possibility. (Though my intuition and experience suggests to me it's a hardware thing.)

Yeah, and I double-checked Device Manager. I don't have a Network Adapters category listed, which is what I'm pretty sure is a part of the problem.

07-02-2011, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Thanks, Eden. That helps a lot. Though, I admit I suck at the whole understanding of BIOS and IRQ and shit. I had hoped to get a couple more years out of this motherboard, but if it's gonna go, then I guess I have no choice. I have tried switching between two plug options for the four-prong one, but to no avail. I will try it once more just to be sure I had them sitting in there properly. Failing that, maybe I will swap the PSU to see if I can get it to work. Though I don't see the point, since it's not suitable for this video card. It's only 350W. Maybe I won't even bother and just go with a separate network card for the $15. I should probably but Martian a bit more first. I want to rule out this BIOS thing or any other system/software possibility. (Though my intuition and experience suggests to me it's a hardware thing.) Yeah, and I double-checked Device Manager. I don't have a Network Adapters category listed, which is what I'm pretty sure is a part of the problem. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-02-2011 at 06:48 PM..