Very odd occurance on the 975X/G

[Thraxz]

Okay, I've been fiddling with the board a while now and it's been pretty simple stuff.

 

I only have my E6600 to 3.0Ghz on stock voltage that primes. The temps are too high for me to push further.... I also don't really see the point besides the e-penis. I'll just wait for my new TDX block for that, no hurry.

 

However, I booted up my computer yesterday to a big fat "PAGE NOT FOUND" error in firefox. WTF?

 

So I proceed to note that my LAN connection is gone without a trace. I reinstalled chipset/network drivers from the DFI CD... still nothing. I check the wiring and even used a different ethernet cable/router slot. No dice. (When the LAN is plugged in, the little light in back lights up green) It's as if the LAN controller is completely gone and doesn't exist. I reinstalled windows... no LAN. Cleared BIOS... no LAN.

 

Is there anything I'm missing? I'm starting to think RMA.

[Thraxz]

No help eh? Looks like it's time to chat with DFI.

[fmc_boss]

Have you given this a go?

 

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...08&postcount=16

[Thraxz]

Thanks I'll give that a shot. I'm nearly certain it won't work though.

[iamkoza]

is windows telling u your connection is broken... or is nothing there?

 

Does an ipconfig int he command line yield anything?

[radodrill]

is windows telling u your connection is broken... or is nothing there?

 

Does an ipconfig int he command line yield anything?

 

Check out the first post.

 

So I proceed to note that my LAN connection is gone without a trace.

 

i.e. it doesn't show up in the network connections page; so it wouldn't even show with an ipconfig.

 

@Thraxz,

Is the ethernet controller also missing from the device manager?

[Thraxz]

When I say gone... I mean gone. /defeated wimpering.

 

It's as if the hardware doesn't exist... anywhere.

[Acarrera]

Have you seen this thread?

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68486

[RGone]

What bios you on Thraxz? 9/13 or the later 11/15? Whichever, I think I would reflash the bios from floppy...remove A/C power to power supply or equivalent. Jumper cmos to pins 2/3 and remove battery and short the two opposite poles of battery holder for at least 30 secs...reverse steps... install battery...cmos to pins 1/2 and repower power supply and boot and load optimized defaults first...reboot and then adjust as necessary...retest...fails? Email rma at dfiweb dot com and begin rma process...

 

EDIT: shett I forgot I have seen a few on net that had no issue "until'' flashing to the 11/15/06 bios...maybe you should retry the 9/13/06 if you are 'not' currently on it...END EDIT.

 

RGone...:confused:

[raju]

I've had that issue once, it's when the computer has shutdown somehow and put the lan into sleep mode.

 

If it's the same issue I had;

 

Reset the board completely as Rgone said and it should come back, also make sure that when/if you can see the device again in windows that power saving features are turned off for lan in the config in xp..

 

regards

Raja

[Thraxz]

I went through every single setting manually and now it works. I don't know what fixed it but I'm typing to you right now on it. Whew.... thanks for all the help.

[Acarrera]

Did you install the updated NIC drivers as well? A friend of mine had the same problem and it was similar to a demonic possession of his computer. He was able to cast it out much like you did. Glad it's running.