ToddAndMargo wrote:
> I think you called it.
>
> She has an on board NIC that won't work for its life.
> So, she has a second Linksys NIC she uses to connect
> to her cable modem. I tried removing and reinstalling
> both from her Device Manager and the computer froze
> up.
>
> I will go into BIOS and see if I can disable the
> on board NIC (Dell buggers the BIOS, so I may not
> be able to).
>
> Then, I will update the second NIC drivers and/or
> replace the whole card with a different vendor
> if it comes to that.
I've never found Dell BIOSes to be particularly bad. But you don't need to
bother disabling the onboard NIC in the BIOS. Just disable it (not
*uninstall*) in Windows. Then throw in a new NIC.
Malke
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