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Wiped my PC now I can't connect to the internet
Have a PC that I couldn't get into since I didn't know the password (no I didn't steal it, bought it from a closing office), wiped the drive and installed XP. Now I can't connect to the web. It connected before I wiped it.
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You probably need some kind of Driver.
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Yeah, do you have the disc that came with the motherboard?
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Ethernet driver probably needs updated.
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Shut the **** up, virgin.
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Thanks guys. In my Device Manager there is a yellow question mark next to Ethernet Controller. I do not have the disc that came with the mother board. Is this something I can downolad to disc then install??
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![]() But yeah, see if your device manager has a brand/model for your controller, or if you have the paperwork for it, or if need be by cracking the case and looking on the controller card, google the manufacturer and go to their support page, get the drivers for your model. Or if your controller is on the MOBO, better bet is to go right to the MOBO mfr's site and get their own controller driver, whatever the actual controller.
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If you're pretty sure you didn't add a card, but it comes right off the MOBO, ie, if your CAT5 port is right in there with the cluster of sound, USB, mouse, KB etc, jacks, just see if you can make out the brand/model of the MOBO, it should be printed somewhere fairly prominently on the board itself. Also, you might luck into a sticker inside your case from the MOBO mfr that shows the MOBO layout and should denote the make/model.
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1. Download this small app on machine you wiped - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
2. Run 3. Go to the "Mainboard" tab 4. Search on the make and model number of main board for "ethernet driver" (see below) 5. Download drivers, install on hard drive of computer you wiped, double click on file ex. Asus PG15A ethernet drivers |
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I'm concerned I may not have an ethernet driver, there isn't one listed on the mainboard page. It shows Chipset, Southbridge, and LPCIO. |
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Download all three and install. It could be packaged in with one of them.
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Brand and model please. I'll see if I can square you away. |
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It won't connect for you because Al Gore invented the internet, and Al Gore doesn't like you.
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