Trying to connect pc to internet

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 12:09 AM

Hey guys,
well i just finished buying alot of new computer upgrades
Mobo, Cpu, Gpu
and i did complete reinstall of windows
but now when i try to connect to the internet it says im not connected
When i go to my Network Connections I only have 1 adapter
1394 adapter...
I dont know where my lan went
i tried configuring the ip manually and i tried realeasing the it cmd and some other things and nothing connects to the internet
I dont know if i need a driver
if my computer is connecting properly or if it isnt or what.
I have a Asus A8N Sli-Motherboard
that might help i dont know

**Platypus** · December 26th, 2006, 12:21 AM

Sounds like you have still to install the motherboard drivers. Windows will install its own driver for the 1394 (Firewire), and as long as the LAN is enabled in the BIOS setup, if you have installed the recommended drivers from the CD supplied with the motherboard, the LAN adaptor should appear as a device.

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 12:49 AM

the motherboard didnt come with a driver disk
ive looked at asus and they didnt have a lan driver ill go check my bios right now to see if it is enabled.

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 12:52 AM

ok so i went and enabled it
it didnt change anything
where can i go to get hese drivers??

**Platypus** · December 26th, 2006, 06:32 AM

If there wasn't a driver CD with the board you've been dudded according to ASUS' specification:

"Support CD

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe - PC Health Monitoring Software
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
ASUS AI Booster
ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet Utility
NVIDIA nTune Utility
Anti-virus software (OEM version) "

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...82&modelmenu=2

There are 4 variants of the board, is yours just an SLI (ie not SE, Deluxe or Premium)?

I guess it's the plain SLI, as the download site doesn't include a LAN category for it:

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

When you select the appropriate board, in the "Others" category you'll find the nVidia Chipset Driver pack. This will include the nVidia LAN adaptor drivers. If you have a Deluxe or Premium, the page for those boards also provides the driver for the second Marvell LAN.

**CCT** · December 26th, 2006, 08:38 AM

The LAN driver is included with the chipset drivers; nVidia Chipset(CK804) driver

http://tinyurl.com/sau8o

**Ferrit** · December 26th, 2006, 12:07 PM

I have to wonder when you buy a motherboard and it has no driver cd and no manual.

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 12:48 PM

well the place i bought it from said it had it with it.
Got it and didnt get the driver disk. Contacted them and they said "Since I opened it they couldnt do anything for me"
But cct
is that the drivers for my motherboard?
if that is i will download them when i get home from work today.

**Platypus** · December 26th, 2006, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Roky

they said "Since I opened it they couldnt do anything for me"

How do they expect you to know contents are missing without opening the box? I wouldn't deal with them again if they're that un-supportive.

CCT's link is directly to the motherboard drivers for the plain SLI model. If that matches your board, download for your Windows version, install & you should be set to go.

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 06:20 PM

You guys are my new HERO'S!!!!!
IT WORKED!!!!
I have a tiny problem though
My downloads are all of a sudden going EXTREMELY SLOW
like 20kb's a second
normally im around 70-110
i tryed adusting the firewall and got it up to 30 but its still pretty slow
any suggestions?

**Platypus** · December 26th, 2006, 06:35 PM

Hmm, there are a few suggestions online that the performance of the nVidia LAN is not as good as the second Marvell that some of the models have, but it shouldn't be affecting it that much.

What's your connection setup (router etc)?

Also maybe your ISP is just having a slowdown?

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 06:54 PM

well whats weird is that i tryed it on my laptop and i get around 70-110 again
so its gotta be something
I have a linksys wireless 54g ( im hooked directly to it with ethernet ) never have had problems before with download speeds.
It's like im trying to re download a game that i had and its like it goes through denials, It goes to 30 and is CONSTANTLY changing from 3kbs to 30 then all of a sudden it just stops. But my internet works fine for browsing
and also
its happened twice
The first time after about 5 min
all of a sudded a blue screen came up and has like an entire page of regualr text explaning what error occured then the system reboots
well after the first time it happened I didnt know what it was i Let it run on windows just lookn at the desktop for a bit seeing if it would happen again waited about 10 or so minutes then i thought it was all working and about 30 min later another downer where that screen came up
it flickers to fast for your eyes to pick it up and read although it gives ya enough time to see it

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 07:02 PM

and also last night when i had it up and running ( but without the drivers installed it nevery did this )
just a second ago it did it again too

**Roky** · December 26th, 2006, 07:14 PM

i got something when it did it again
it said windows has found an error and is being shutdown to prevent damage to hardware
that was as far as i got

**Platypus** · December 26th, 2006, 07:23 PM

Did you have all current Windows security updates installed, anti-virus up-to-date and firewall operational (noted you "adjusted" firewall)? Otherwise there could be an infection. Does it still do it if you simply run the system without being on-line (i.e. modem off or LAN disconnected)?

Also, turn off Automatic Restart (right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery Settings and uncheck the option box to Automatically Restart). Next time, it will display a blue screen, post the exact message it gives.