I know I've changed many nic cards and I've never had trouble.
Well, yesterday my older Brother tried to change the nic card in his VE
machine,
and, had major trouble. The replacement was to remove and old C200Pro
10/100 nic
card (PCI) for a new Intel Pro/1000 GT (PCI) nic card that I sent to him.
The new nic card was not recognized when he powered his VE machine back
on! OOPS!
The OS never acknowledged the new nic card and tried to install a
driver. Bummer.
OK, perhaps the card I sent is actually dead. Hmm?
I suggested that he carefully reinstall the new card.
A mechanical recheck! Major grumbles.
It appears that the nic card lives at the very bottom (last PCI slot) of
the m/b.
And, OB hasto remove another card to gain accessto the tiny nic card.
Much more frustration, grumbles, and terse words!
He will try again today. His frustration is compounded by the
blizzard of cables and chosen install position associated with his VE
machine.
What is the List's general nic replacement process??? Perhaps I failed
to tell him some
critical prep-step to ease the process. His VE machine still uses WinXP
sp3. Yes, he
knows it is time to upgrade! I assumed that even WinXP has an Intel nic
card driver in its'
cache. I do recall the Win2000 sure did!
Does changing a nic card automatically change CP/Network Connections/Local
Area Connection/ to CP/Network Connections/Local Area Connection 2/ ?
I was trying hard to avoid this............ :)
I am ready for any questions youmay have.
Thanks,
Duncan
