Can't uninstall Ethernet

[Bob Berles]

Running Win2KPro SP4.

I set up a network with my Win95 box about a year ago but it was more
trouble than it was worth, so I uninstalled everything that I had installed.
A while later I was in Device Manager for a different reason and discovered
the yellow ? on Ethernet AND HP Deskjet 940C.

I can't find anything wrong with the HPDJ, but also cannot get rid of the
warning. That doesn't bother me for the time being because it works OK, and
doesn't nag me.

But I would like to get rid of the Ethernet because I don't need it, since I
have only a 26.4 dialup connection. And if I uninstall the driver, the next
time I boot I get a message to reinstall the Ethernet.

A friend told me to disable it in the BIOS. I have a KT6 Delta MS-6590 (v2.X)
ATX Mainboard with an American Megatrends v07.00T 04/02/01 BIOS, but cannot
find anything in the manual regarding the disabling of Ethernet or the LAN.

This may be a trivial thing but I do not like to be nagged, especially by a
machine - even if it is smarter than I am.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

 

[Kurt]

If you can't disable it in BIOS you have two choices. Download and install
the correct driver, or disable the device in device manager.

....kurt

 

[John John]

Is it disabled in the Device Manager?

John

 

[Bob]

If you can't disable it in BIOS you have two choices. Download and install
the correct driver, or disable the device in device manager.

...kurt

 

[Bob]

Under Ethernet Controller Properties:

Driver Provider: Unknown

Driver Date: N/A

Driver Version: N/A

Digital Sign: Not digitally signed

No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device. To
uninstall ... To update ...

I clicked on Uninstall; everything disappeared and a message came up:

Removed from system

I rebooted, and got:

Found New Hardware, Ethernet Controller

Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard

I clicked on Cancel, went to Device Manager, and there it was again.

I've been through this procedure more than once.I've also used Add/Remove
Hardware, more than once, but no joy there, either. Does anyone know what to
look for in the BIOS that I could get rid of this? It's my understanding
that the EC Properties above are true, i.e., that a driver is built in and
thus not required, nor is one available as a download. The driver is there
all the time, patiently waiting to be called to duty. There is nowhere to go
to get the "correct" driver because it is already there. What I want to do
is to retire it permanently, kill it if necessary.

How do I do that?

Read line 6: No driver files are required or have been loaded for this
device.

 

[Kurt]

Don't uninstall it, Disable it.

....kurt

Under Ethernet Controller Properties:

Driver Provider: Unknown

Driver Date: N/A

Driver Version: N/A

Digital Sign: Not digitally signed

No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device. To
uninstall ... To update ...

I clicked on Uninstall; everything disappeared and a message came up:

Removed from system

I rebooted, and got:

Found New Hardware, Ethernet Controller

Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard

I clicked on Cancel, went to Device Manager, and there it was again.

I've been through this procedure more than once.I've also used Add/Remove
Hardware, more than once, but no joy there, either. Does anyone know what
to
look for in the BIOS that I could get rid of this? It's my understanding
that the EC Properties above are true, i.e., that a driver is built in and
thus not required, nor is one available as a download. The driver is there
all the time, patiently waiting to be called to duty. There is nowhere to
go
to get the "correct" driver because it is already there. What I want to do
is to retire it permanently, kill it if necessary.

How do I do that?

Read line 6: No driver files are required or have been loaded for this
device.

 

[John John]

Disable it in the Device Manager! If you simply uninstall it Plug and
Play will detect and want to reinstall it when Windows reboots, that is
what Plug & Play is supposed to do. If you want to go the uninstall
route you will have to physically remove the card from the computer
before you reboot it.

John

 

[Bob]

Over the past few months I have tried at least 6 times to disable it in
Device Manager. All that happens is ...Nothing! The icon remains.

If I select Uninstall, that gives me some action ... until I reboot! Then
PnP wants to reinstall it.

As for physically removing the card from the computer ... there is no card!
The only card that I had was in the Win95 box, and I removed that when I
removed the cable between the two computers. The KT6 Delta MS-6590
motherboard manual describes the "card" as: "Integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC
and PHY transceiver, auto-negotiation operation." It is integrated; it is
built in to the motherboard. That's why I'm asking if someone is familiar
with this type of Ethernet construction who can tell me how I can remove it
via the BIOS. It must be possible because I ran this computer for two years
before I enabled the Ethernet, and during that time I had no communication
with the Ethernet. I didn't even know it existed.

 

[John John]

The icon remains where? It will be in the Device Manager with a red x
accross it, that's normal. As for disabling it in the BIOS look for
entries relating to "Integrated Devices" or "Integrated Peripherals".

John

 

[Kurt]

Uninstalling it will surely cause PNP to re-detect it at the next boot.
Disabling it will still leave the icon (as disabled in device manager), but
you should no longer be annoyed by the "found new hardware" thing at boot.
Once again, since it is an integrated device an you apparrantly do not have
an option to disable it in BIOS, you'll have to install it properly or
disable it so it doesn't try to load drivers when you boot up.

....kurt

 

[Bob]

Okay, I finally found it. The pictures in the Integrated Peripherals section
of the MB/BIOS manual do not agree with what actually appears onscreen. So I
explored, found what I needed, and disabled it there.

John, the icon is the yellow question mark in Device Manager>Other
Devices>Ethernet Controller. That still persists, but I've decided to live
with it. I've never seen a red X there.

Kurt, I did have the option to disable in the BIOS; it just took a while to
find it because of the misprint in the manual. And now there is no more
"found new hardware" messages.

Many thanks to each of you. I hope I didn't make you pull out your hair too
much.

Best regards, Bob