Charlie
Tue Sep 27 23:04:10 CDT 2005
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--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
Colin Nowell wrote:
> I think you are misunderstanding something fundamental here...
>
> There is no such animal as a "32 bit NIC" (nor is there a 64 bit NIC) it
> is just a NIC, plain and simple.
>
> Charlie is right, It IS a driver issue (or a hardware issue) and NOT a
> WinXP x64 issue. You shouldn't be even trying to install the 32bit driver
> that came with your hardware and in any case, x64 won't let you.
>
> Do you see a yellow blob with an exclamation mark in it next to "unknown",
> in device manager? (system properties).
>
> In other words, is your NIC actually being detected at the hardware level
> by x64 Windows?
>
> Colin
>
> "Jackall" <Jackall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BCBE5DD2-7A46-4319-BD27-7956DDBC26F8@microsoft.com...
>> HI Charlie,
>> Maybe you're right. What I see is that the onboard lan driver is shipped
>> as
>> 32 bit. The 64 bit driver is available - but XP64 will not allow me to
>> update
>> the driver - because it doesn't recognise the 32 bit NIC and reports that
>> it
>> isn't there to update.
>> If it were possible to upgrade the driver from dos, then I'd expect a
>> result. As it is - the only solution is to go and buy a new PCI NIC that
>> has
>> been proven to work with XP64.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Do Goldfish say "Never Again"?
>>
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>>
>>> no, if it doesn't see the card, then it's a driver issue.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie.
>>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>
>>> Jackall wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the suggestions guys. I did download all the latest via 64
>>>> bit
>>>> drivers from the viaarena.com site (including the main chipset
>>>> drivers/lan/audio etc) - but this isn't a driver issue, it is an issue
>>>> with XP64. Any other suggestions gratefully received!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> www.viaarena.com lists 64-bit drivers for this chip-set but Abit
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>> yet.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jackall" <Jackall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:C1C959A6-5B86-4469-9EF0-7EA3E6D6330B@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Has anyone experienced this unusual quirk with XP Pro?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have an Abit KV81 (64 bit) Motherboard with an AMD Sempron 64 bit
>>>>>> processor. It has an integrated Lan using the Via K8M800/vt8237
>>>>>> chipset.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> NIC card is the via vt6122 card - which has 64 bit drivers. When
>>>>>> attempting
>>>>>> to install the NIC drivers, XP 64 refuses to see the card and reports
>>>>>> back with the message "Can not find proper NIC, click OK to exit
>>>>>> program."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In fact - XP 64 seems to think I have a IEEE1394 card (which I don't)
>>>>>> and reports that it is happily connected. Despite long hours
>>>>>> searching
>>>>>> for a solution -
>>>>>> uninstalling/reinstalling/disabling/enabling/deleting
>>>>>> drivers - XP
>>>>>> 64 still cannot see the LAN card.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has anyone overcome this anomally. I hope someone can help - as I'm
>>>>>> beginning to feel that I've been duped by the hype - and that XP64
>>>>>> pro
>>>>>> is for
>>>>>> people with too much time on their hands...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Do Goldfish say "Never Again"?