yeah that's kind of weird. lightning once struck a pole outside my house and the strangest things went out.. NIC card on my computer, router, top 1" of my TV, aux relay in my stereo and the lutron light dimmers...
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400 "Gerry Archer" > <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the > > internet. I fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is > > bad (the wireless modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in > > this area that often takes out internal modems. > > It is surprising that the lightning would take out the network interface > card (NIC) on a computer instead of the DSL modem. > > Does this friend have the proper surge arresting stuff? > > > > Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard, I'm wondering if I can > > simply use an Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI - 1 x RJ-45 - > > 10/100/1000Base-T - Internal modem or equivalent? This computer is > > connected to a DSL modem. > > What model is the NIC you intend on using? I'll need that to see what > kind of connector it has. > > > > 1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card > > 3 PCI Express x1 slots > > 1 PCI Express x1 minicard slot > > > > Modem description says: > > > > Compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 full-height and low-profile PCI > > Express slots > > From this, it appears that plugging the modem in one of the 3 PCI Express > x1 slots would work. From your descriptions, though, I'm not entirely > convinced. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
