On 27 Apr 2006 at 17:24, Mark Shaw wrote:
> XP does not see the onboard ethernet.
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> Note that when I installed XP the ethernet port was disabled. I have
> since enabled it in the BIOS and rebooted. Also I have not yet
> installed anything from the ASUS CD - I want to get a clean update of
> XP first.
You will need to install the nVidia Ethernet drivers, which should be on
the Asus CD.
> The ethernet port is an NVIDIA design, but that's about all I know
> about it. I understand there have been some issues with these -
> should I perhaps just forget the onboard ethernet and go out and get
> myself a NIC?
My onboard nVidia Ethernet appeared to die within a month, but I've come
to suspect that the failure might actually be in some of the accompanying
nVidia utilities. I installed a separate NIC and it has performed
flawlessly.
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