XP won't detect network cable

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Stevve

I just installed WinXP onto a new system. There is an
onboard NIC (NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter) on my
motherboard (ASUS A7N8X). The system recognizes this and
the Device Manager reports that the device is working
properly.

However, the system does not recognize that there is a
networking cable plugged in. I have uninstalled and
reinstalled the drivers and the device in the Device
Manager several times with no success. I know that the
connection is good as I am currently using it on my laptop.

Any ideas?
 
Visit
http://www.asus.com/support/downloa...3_id=23&m_id=2&f_name=nf2v116_wxp.zip~zaqwedc

to download the NForce2 all in one version 1.16 driver for WinXP
"nf2v116_wxp.zip" and install them.

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|I just installed WinXP onto a new system. There is an
| onboard NIC (NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter) on my
| motherboard (ASUS A7N8X). The system recognizes this and
| the Device Manager reports that the device is working
| properly.
|
| However, the system does not recognize that there is a
| networking cable plugged in. I have uninstalled and
| reinstalled the drivers and the device in the Device
| Manager several times with no success. I know that the
| connection is good as I am currently using it on my laptop.
|
| Any ideas?
 
OK Have you tried the troubleshooting wizard and identified that Windows regards this device as Installed and Functioning properly?

If it is Installed and Functioning properly - according to Windows, and you a 200% sure that the connection [cable] between the PC and Server or other PC is sound, then consider this.

Every now and then a device may appear to be there [as in that Windows 'sees' it by reading the Plug and Play data] and Windows finds that some signal and response test out OK, the testing done by WIndows is basic and thus Windows sees it as working: BUT when put under real working conditions the device is dead.

Yes it happens, and for what it's worth, I have had more problems of this type with NICs than any other device!
 
If there is no NIC lights when the computer is in the stand-by mode (OS is
down, a power supply is on), the medium sense is dead.
 
Great...what is the "medium sense" and is there a fix
outside of a new motherboard or PCI NIC?
 
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