my ethernet port worked just fine yesterday, i transported my computer back from a LAN party, unfortunately it was raining, i keep my computer in a box during transportation but i think a drop or 2 got on the i/o shield and possible in the ethernet port.
thats the only imaginable way that can explain why its not working. i used this computer to get some files off of it after the LAN party, didnt notice if the ethernet port was working or not at that that time, though i think i recall it not working. after that i put in a new ssd and installed windows, in the course of installing drivers the LAN driver wouldnt install. i got an error that reads: the realtek network controller was not found. if deep sleep mode is enabled please plug the cable.
from i proceeded with trying to install as an admin, downloading the driver straight from realtek, installing all the optional utilities from gigabyte, checked to see if was detected by windows hardware manager [it wasnt], from there i went into the bios and went to optimized defaults then set up everything to make it run properly with out an overclock [normally at 4.2ghz] also didnt play with any of the other OC settings. after that i cleared the cmos, re installed windows so there was nothing on it just so i can try and get the stupid thing to work
my mobo seams unable to flash the bios, i still have a bios from 2011, this didnt concern me because everything ran well and i didnt need to flash it as every update was pretty much just for ivy bridge.
conclusion: i think its dead or it would work by now, honestly i dont want to wait for an rma. if i cant fix it i think ill just buy an inexpensive network card and work off of wifi for the time being
what are your thoughts?
thats the only imaginable way that can explain why its not working. i used this computer to get some files off of it after the LAN party, didnt notice if the ethernet port was working or not at that that time, though i think i recall it not working. after that i put in a new ssd and installed windows, in the course of installing drivers the LAN driver wouldnt install. i got an error that reads: the realtek network controller was not found. if deep sleep mode is enabled please plug the cable.
from i proceeded with trying to install as an admin, downloading the driver straight from realtek, installing all the optional utilities from gigabyte, checked to see if was detected by windows hardware manager [it wasnt], from there i went into the bios and went to optimized defaults then set up everything to make it run properly with out an overclock [normally at 4.2ghz] also didnt play with any of the other OC settings. after that i cleared the cmos, re installed windows so there was nothing on it just so i can try and get the stupid thing to work
my mobo seams unable to flash the bios, i still have a bios from 2011, this didnt concern me because everything ran well and i didnt need to flash it as every update was pretty much just for ivy bridge.
conclusion: i think its dead or it would work by now, honestly i dont want to wait for an rma. if i cant fix it i think ill just buy an inexpensive network card and work off of wifi for the time being
what are your thoughts?
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