Re: Ethernet Adapters by cf
cf
Sun Apr 06 19:19:14 PDT 2008
Of historical note on Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:53:22 -0500
"Rainy" <sweetwrapz@mchsi.com> scribed:
|I understood you were saying I had to do this.. but where would it be, in
|the main, under what name.. I was in there, and didn't see anything..
|appreciate any help you can give me.. Would it be listed as Ethernet
|Adaptors.. see what I mean, I don't know where? hugs Rainy
|"cf" <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net> wrote in message
|news:20080406173401.1260f5c1.cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net...
|Of historical note on Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:42:28 -0500
|"Rainy" <sweetwrapz@mchsi.com> scribed:
|
||ok can you tell me how? I know how to get into bios and change the boot
||order, but that is all I have done. Rainy
||
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||"cf" <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net> wrote in message
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||Of historical note on Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:14:35 -0500
||"Rainy" <sweetwrapz@mchsi.com> scribed:
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|||A while back my onboard VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter stopped
|||working, so I went out and bought a new one.. a Linksys LNE 100TX (v5)
|Fast
|||Ethernet Adapter which is enabled in device manager.. I disabled the VIA
|||COmpatable One, AND when I tried to uninstall it , windows tries to
|install
|||it every time I boot up.. What is the best way to handle this? Thanks for
|||any input.. Rainy..
|||
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||You'll need to enter your system's BIOS settings and disable the onboard
||adapter. That way Windows will not detect it upon booting.
||
||hth
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||cf <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net>
||I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
|| Terry Bradshaw
|
|Hi Rainy,
|
|Each BIOS is (very) different. When you first enter you usually have main
|categories to choose, such as Standard CMSO Setup, Power Management Setup,
|PCI/Plug & Play Setup, and so on.
|
|In mine it's under the Features Setup and listed as Ethernet Device. Just go
|through each of your headings. Once you find it you'll see it's Enabled.
|Using the minus or plus keys on your keyboard's number pad you'll be able to
|change it to Disabled.
|
|Then you'll need to exit BIOS Saving the new settings.
|
|Hope this helps.
|--
|cf <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net>
|I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
| Terry Bradshaw
|
Rainy,
Do you know what type/version of BIOS you have? If not, when you boot the machine when the first screen comes up it should say the mfg/version the BIOS is. You can use the pause/break key on your keyboard to stop the system so you can read it if its to fast. Then hit enter to resume.
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cf <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net>
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
Terry Bradshaw