Can't find a driver for ethernet that works with my motherboard?

PokeJoe · Feb 4, 2017

I have a Gigabyte 970A-DS3P motherboard with an Ethernet port at the back. I have the Ethernet cable connected to my router, and it lights up when I plug it in. The connection, as far as I'm aware, is all good. Problem is, I cannot find a driver which allows the Ethernet connection to actually work with my computer. I'm running Windows 7 64-Bit - if anyone can find anything, I'd really appreciate it.

JaymanHD · Feb 4, 2017

I'm assuming you went to your motherboard website and tried the install disc that came with your motherboard?

PokeJoe · Feb 4, 2017

JaymanHD :

Tried the motherboard website, no luck. Although, I do have a disk. Say, if I took that disk and transferred the contents onto a USB and put that USB into my new PC (as it doesn't have an optical drive) would I have any luck? I'll give it a try.

Dunlop0078 · Feb 4, 2017

Its right here in this link, put in your OS and its the realtek LAN driver. Download it on a pc with internet, put in on a flash drive, and install in on your pc with that gigabyte board. If that doesn't work your issue is not the drivers, or your not installing it right, should be pretty straight forward.

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4591#dl

JaymanHD · Feb 4, 2017

Either that link or the disc you pop into the drive should automatically download it. I'm not exactly sure how old it is but my driver downloaded from the cd.

PokeJoe · Feb 4, 2017

Dunlop0078 :

After I've installed the motherboard disc drivers (which I should've thought to do anyway) if the ethernet does not succeed, I'll download the driver you've linked. I was on that page, but I download the Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility because I'm stupid. :pt1cable:

Dunlop0078 · Feb 4, 2017

PokeJoe :

I would just use the driver from the site if you have the option. The driver on that disc is likely old and out of date, however it should still work.

PokeJoe · Feb 4, 2017

Dunlop0078 :

So will using the driver on the disc affect performance? I still want to install the other stuff on the disc because there's some antivirus and other things on there, but if the driver on the website is going to be faster, I'll make use of that one. Thoughts?

Dunlop0078 · Feb 4, 2017

PokeJoe :

Dunlop0078 :

So will using the driver on the disc affect performance? I still want to install the other stuff on the disc because there's some antivirus and other things on there, but if the driver on the website is going to be faster, I'll make use of that one. Thoughts?

Everthing on that disc is on the site. I have no idea if it will affect performance but they update those drivers for a reason. I would never install some anti virus that came on a mobo driver CD, Its probably awful and also out of date.

PokeJoe · Feb 4, 2017

Dunlop0078 :

PokeJoe :

Everthing on that disc is on the site. I have no idea if it will affect performance but they update those drivers for a reason. I would never install some anti virus that came on a mobo driver CD, Its probably awful and also out of date.

Hmm, okay. Should I go for it and install the website's one additionally then?
EDIT: On the disc, the exact same driver was found. I've installed it now.

jsmithepa · Feb 4, 2017

What is on the site is probably an updated version of what's on the disc, either one, since coming directly from Mobo vendor, should work.

If it doesn't... you gotta come back with more feedback beyond "it doesn't work." Post IPCONFIG printout.

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