MB: MSI E350IA-E45 (AMB APU)
Recent storm destroyed the Ethernet port (plus the modem/router). I bought a USB wifi dongle (and another modem/router) - everything was perfect. I decided the 300 Mbps of draft n wasn't fast enough so I bought a PCI-E Ethernet adapter (1000 Mbps).
I plugged it in the computer - nothing. No light on the card or the router port, no device seen in OS, no network.
I plugged it into another computer; as soon as I booted I saw a short message saying something like "Press something to configure lan boot" - obviously the card was working (even before the post screen)
I plugged another PCI-E card into the first computer (sata raid thing) - works like a charm.
So: the PCI-E port works, the card works but not together.
Is it possible that the lightning broke something on the MB that doesn't allow it to use Ethernet anymore (in any form). I know it sounds weird but I'm out of ideas.
Please help! Thanks in advance!
Update: I left the computer running overnight and in the morning I touched the Ethernet card - warm. So it's getting power but no activity and no LED lights.
Recent storm destroyed the Ethernet port (plus the modem/router). I bought a USB wifi dongle (and another modem/router) - everything was perfect. I decided the 300 Mbps of draft n wasn't fast enough so I bought a PCI-E Ethernet adapter (1000 Mbps).
I plugged it in the computer - nothing. No light on the card or the router port, no device seen in OS, no network.
I plugged it into another computer; as soon as I booted I saw a short message saying something like "Press something to configure lan boot" - obviously the card was working (even before the post screen)
I plugged another PCI-E card into the first computer (sata raid thing) - works like a charm.
So: the PCI-E port works, the card works but not together.
Is it possible that the lightning broke something on the MB that doesn't allow it to use Ethernet anymore (in any form). I know it sounds weird but I'm out of ideas.
Please help! Thanks in advance!
Update: I left the computer running overnight and in the morning I touched the Ethernet card - warm. So it's getting power but no activity and no LED lights.
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