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Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, Sorry my bad, no problem

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May 25, 2014 2:01:00 PM

I was trying to figure out why I couldn't connect to the internet and brain fart aside, I had forgotten to put in the cd that came with the board to install the drivers, duh!

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May 25, 2014 2:18:07 PM

that motherboard must have come with a driver disk... but setting that aside, lets troubleshoot this the right way.

hit the "windows key" -> type "device manager" into the search bar -> see if anything is highlighted with a yellow "!" or "?"

--if anything is, double click it, click on the "driver" tab, click on the "update driver" button, chose search online, it's possible windows will find the working driver at this point. if it does not, then put the gigabyte disk that came with the motherboard into the drive, and run the install, if that doesn't fix the issue, tell windows to search for the better driver on the disk. If that doesn't work and its the network controller that's highlighted as an issue, go to gigabyte's web page and download their latest drivers for their LAN controllers, run that installer, and see if the issue corrects itself.

--if nothing is highlighted as wrong and when you go to the network adapters tab and there is a device installed and working properly, you likely have a network issue with your router or a physical issue with your Ethernet cable. right click on the windows button, select the windows explorer, scroll down to the "network" tab, click on it, click on the network and sharing button, if you're connected to the router correctly, you should see the router listed in the network map, in which case your problem is at the router... if the router isn't showing, then the issue is either the cable itself, or the physical plug in the motherboard. replace the cable, if you don't get network connectivity, then the motherboard is likely damaged.

--if nothing is wrong in the device manager, and there is no device listed for your network adapters tab, or no tab at all for the network devices, then run the "add hardware" wizard, if it does not detect the Ethernet port, then you likely have defective hardware on the motherboard.
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May 25, 2014 2:47:08 PM

Thanks NOTW, I think your right about the mobo firewire plug. The ncable works fine in my laptop but doesn't even light up in the pc. Guess I'll get an pci adapter and go that route.

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May 25, 2014 3:16:54 PM

Yup , plug was bad. Found an old network card and stuck it in the bottom spot on the mobo. Auto installed driver for it and a couple clicks later it's online. Not a big enough deal to send the mobo back since it works now.
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a c 121 V Motherboard
May 25, 2014 3:28:52 PM

no problem
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