Onboard Realtek Nic - No lights ??

[Ellie]

Hi all,

I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My mobo
is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the Realtek
NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the bios
OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
have to put in a PCI NIC card?

Thank you.

 

[Roby]

Hi all,

I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My
mobo
is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the
Realtek
NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the
bios
OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
have to put in a PCI NIC card?

On behalf of everybody here at alt.comp.hardware, I am sorry to tell you
that your old friend Nic has passed away. You will have to put in a PCI
NIC card. Life is unfair.

 

[kony]

Hi all,

I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My mobo
is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the Realtek
NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the bios
OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
have to put in a PCI NIC card?

Thank you.

Try the cable in a different socket on the router,
preferribly one you know did/does-still, work, and power
cycle the router if you get lights but unworking connection.
If there is still no response, yes it seems likely it has
died.

 

[DaveW]

Yes, it sounds like you need the PCI NIC card.