Did you install the chipset drivers as the first drivers installed after reinstallation of Windows? Without the chipset drivers, Windows will not be able to recognize or install drivers for many other devices. Once the chipset drivers are installed you need to install the drivers for your network adapter, video adapter, audio adapter, and modem.
Once the chipset driver is installed, you will again have to install the other devices. Sometimes this doesn't work and you have to go into Device Manager and remove the devices, reboot, and reinstall the drivers. Sometimes even this doesn't work and you have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order - chipset first.
After installing the chipset driver, you still need to install the network driver. It won't just automatically appear because Windows will not have recognized it until the chipset driver is present and can tell Windows that it needs drivers for the network adapter. Did you read my other message?
I refomatted the hard drive ntfs (NOT THE QUICK OPTION) and intsalled windows xp home and than installed the chipset (R47822) and than installed the NIC driver (R64645) and nothing has changed at all.
Inside of the device manager the netwaork adapters doesn't even show up.
What's going on here. The internal (attached to the mother board) network connection still has the same Orange & yellow lights.
I looks like I wasted my time reformatting and re-installing WINDOWS XP HOME.
Let me know what you think. Could the internal adapter gone bad????
Installing from the Dell Reinstallation CD was exactly what you were supposed to do. Open Device Manager. Provide a list of all devices listed as problem devices. Are you sure you installed the chipset drivers for your system before attempting to install any other device drivers?
I installed the chipset first. It was the first thing I did, after the reformat and windows xp (1a) home install.
The problem as I see it is that, inside of device manager the network adapters doesn't show up and their are currently no problem devices (ie red X's, or yellow question marks.)......
Is it a common problem the the onboard NIC goes bad??? I saw the foolowing threads:
While it may seem common on these forums that integrated network cards fail, the fact is that this forum is for reporting the problems. The million or so other people with integrated network cards don't come here to report that the cards are working. Still it is a possiblity. You could test that by purchasing and installing a PCI 10/100 network adapter - cost ~$10. Before doing that, however, could you please state which drivers you tried to installl after installing the chispset drivers - i.e what network card drivers did you try to install.
During my first windows installation, after I couldn't get the onboard network card to work, I installed a Linksys PCI card (LNE100TX) which I had laying around. The Linksys card worked fine, even without installing any drivers. The common Windows XP drivers for this card worked great.
As I stated before during my second install: I refomatted the hard drive ntfs (NOT THE QUICK OPTION) and intsalled windows xp home and than installed the chipset (R47822) and than installed the NIC driver (R64645) and nothing has changed at all.
Inside of the device manager the netwaork adapters doesn't even show up.
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February 3rd, 2006 23:00
guinnessny,
Check in Bios that the Intergrated NIC is enabled.
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February 4th, 2006 00:00
Sorry,
The NIC intergrated card is enabled in the bios...
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February 4th, 2006 00:00
Steve,
I did not download and install the chipset driver. I will do that now. I'll let you know.
R47822.EXE
Thanks,
Rob
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February 4th, 2006 00:00
Did you install the chipset drivers as the first drivers installed after reinstallation of Windows? Without the chipset drivers, Windows will not be able to recognize or install drivers for many other devices. Once the chipset drivers are installed you need to install the drivers for your network adapter, video adapter, audio adapter, and modem.
Steve
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February 4th, 2006 00:00
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February 4th, 2006 01:00
Steve,
Updated the Chipset and it didn't help. Still do not see the Network Adapter inside of the device manager...
Any other thooughts??
Rob
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February 4th, 2006 01:00
After installing the chipset driver, you still need to install the network driver. It won't just automatically appear because Windows will not have recognized it until the chipset driver is present and can tell Windows that it needs drivers for the network adapter. Did you read my other message?
Steve
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February 4th, 2006 09:00
Steve,
Sorry, I missed that one. Tomorrow, I'll reformat and re-install windows, than install the chipset and than the network adapter driver...
I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Thanks again,
Rob
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February 5th, 2006 18:00
I refomatted the hard drive ntfs (NOT THE QUICK OPTION) and intsalled windows xp home and than installed the chipset (R47822) and than installed the NIC driver (R64645) and nothing has changed at all.
Inside of the device manager the netwaork adapters doesn't even show up.
What's going on here. The internal (attached to the mother board) network connection still has the same Orange & yellow lights.
I looks like I wasted my time reformatting and re-installing WINDOWS XP HOME.
Let me know what you think. Could the internal adapter gone bad????
Thanks,
Rob
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February 6th, 2006 11:00
I installed the chipset first. It was the first thing I did, after the reformat and windows xp (1a) home install.
The problem as I see it is that, inside of device manager the network adapters doesn't show up and their are currently no problem devices (ie red X's, or yellow question marks.)......
Is it a common problem the the onboard NIC goes bad??? I saw the foolowing threads:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_network&message.id=46606
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_network&message.id=46688
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_network&message.id=46217
Thanks for the help.
Rob
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February 6th, 2006 13:00
While it may seem common on these forums that integrated network cards fail, the fact is that this forum is for reporting the problems. The million or so other people with integrated network cards don't come here to report that the cards are working. Still it is a possiblity. You could test that by purchasing and installing a PCI 10/100 network adapter - cost ~$10. Before doing that, however, could you please state which drivers you tried to installl after installing the chispset drivers - i.e what network card drivers did you try to install.
Steve
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February 6th, 2006 15:00
Steve,
During my first windows installation, after I couldn't get the onboard network card to work, I installed a Linksys PCI card (LNE100TX) which I had laying around. The Linksys card worked fine, even without installing any drivers. The common Windows XP drivers for this card worked great.
As I stated before during my second install: I refomatted the hard drive ntfs (NOT THE QUICK OPTION) and intsalled windows xp home and than installed the chipset (R47822) and than installed the NIC driver (R64645) and nothing has changed at all.
Inside of the device manager the netwaork adapters doesn't even show up.
Sounds like the onboard NIC card is dead....
Let me know if you have any other ideas.
Thanks,
Rob