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SteveR   07-10-2002 at 12:50:10 AM

Is a NIC needed with the Abit IT7

First off. Many THANKS to all the posters. I have no experience with hardware. I used to test software and have been out of work for awhile. I've used this community to put together my list.

I live in Mass. and will be getting AT&T broadband cable modem. Right now I use 56.6 phone modem which S@#$!

With the setup below I need to purchase or lease the cable modem. Will I also need a network card? I don't think so but I read somewhere that I might on the google groups.


Thanks for help,
Steve

P4 1.8A Northwood
Abit IT7
Samsung DDR PC2700 512K
WD Special Edition Cavier 80G
Matrox 450 (I just surf and do Photoshop)
TDK CDRW Velo
still undecided on the case (any suggestions always welcome)

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upec   07-10-2002 at 01:55:14 AM
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My cable modem have an USB port so there is no need for the NIC but the cable company install the cable modem for me installed a NIC into my computer for free.

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BGates2B   07-10-2002 at 08:12:52 PM
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The IT7 board has an built-in NIC card so you won't need to purchase an additional card, just use the one built-in.

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buddry   07-11-2002 at 04:07:00 PM
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First decided if the modem is internal or external. With the IT7, you shouldnt need anything else, just make sure the lan card is enabled in the bios.

That is a nice <b><font color=green>Garbage Can</font color=green></b> you have there!

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lagger   07-11-2002 at 05:45:13 PM
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use the onboard NIC using the usb port degrades performance of cable connection significantly

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