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Lost my internet connection during upgrade

Posted by: Philip A.      5 Jan 2009 @ 15:53
Lost my internet connection during upgrade

I have recently upgraded my wifes computer by installing a new motherboard, this has resulted in having to upgrade the hard drive (to SATA). The problem is I have lost my internet connection during this process, the Orange Livebox is connected to this PC via the ethernet cable and this seems to be OK because our other PC on a wireless connection is OK. Any suggestions would be most welcome !!!
Reply by: Jon S. PCIQ IT ProfessionalIT Professional in Morecambe, LA3      5 Jan 2009 @ 17:53
RE: Lost my internet connection during upgrade

the new motherboard probably has a gigabit ethernet port rather than the 100mb/s port of older boards. Windows XP does not have native drivers for these: you need to install them. The board will have come with a driver setup CD - make sure this is used to install ALL the required drivers
What make/model of board is it?
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Reply by: Philip A.      5 Jan 2009 @ 23:56
RE: Lost my internet connection during upgrade

Many thanks Jon S that has resolved the problem.
The motherboard is a "Elite Group, GeForce 7050M-M, it was on special offer at Maplin at £99 complete bundle (inc CPU, Fan & 1Gb ram)it looks a good deal!.
Again many thanks for your help.
Regards
Phil
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