[access-uk] Re: xp network problem
- From: "Keith Barrett" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 10:21:47 -0000
Hi George,
Well, a miricle, we have finally got it working. What a relief.
Many thanks to you and also to Andrew for your helpful suggestions and
advice.
Now Charlotte is reminding me that it is her birthday on the 17th so, I
have a feeling that I will not get away with this without paying a high
price.
On 4 Jan 2005 at 0:17, George Bell wrote:
> Hi Keith,
>
> Wait until she's 16 or 18, and then it's REAL payback time!
> And that's speaking from personal experience, believe me!
> (Smile)
>
> So now you go to
> http://support.intel.com/design/motherbd/bz/bz_drive.htm
> from your working PC and download the drivers. But also
> read the Steps link about installing them.
>
> I'm afraid you have not got much alternative but to either
> do this via Windows 2000 on that machine, or copy them via
> CD from one to the other.
>
> George.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Barrett
> Sent: 03 January 2005 22:14
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp network problem
>
>
>
> Hi George,
>
> Not sure where to go now. Yes, it has seen an ethernet
> device which it does not recognize. It says in device
> manager that the device is unknown and it has no drivers.
>
> If I tell it to get a driver, it wants to go on line, which
> of course, it cannot do. I tryed showing it the intel
> drivers and it did not want to know them and I tryed telling
> it to look in windows and that was not good either.
>
> This is all possible because of the 9 year old, Charlotte
> but it is costing me dearly in bribes. I could have got a
> new computer for less.
>
> So, I wonder what drivers I need? I cannot let it find them
> as I need to go online with the other drive and transfer
> what I download via cd.
>
>
> On 3 Jan 2005 at 18:54, George Bell wrote:
>
> > Hi Keith,
> >
> > You bet. And it sounds like you didn't read the bit about
> > preserving your settings, but not to worry.
> >
> > O.K. You are clearly making progress. It has seen an
> > Ethernet device. Now it needs to be told what to do with
> > it.
> >
> > Do you reckon you can now manage to download the Ethernet
> > drivers and install them? Should be a walk in the park
> > compared to what you've just done.
> >
> > By the way, did you let that wee lassie of yours help you?
> > If you did, she deserves a really big treat - and if you
> > don't get her one, I'll personally come down and
> demobilise
> > your system!! (Smile)
> >
> > George.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith
> > Barrett
> > > Sent: 03 January 2005 18:32
> > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp network problem
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi George,
> > >
> > > That was a bit frightening.
> > >
> > > I think we have upgraded the bios now.
> > >
> > > Only slight reservation is that when the system
> restarted,
> >
> > > some of the bios settings were lost and it would not
> find
> > the
> > > hard drive.
> > >
> > > So, we went in to the bios and, when we finally got it
> > booted
> > > got a message to say that the upgrade was successful.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, though, still no network connection.
> > >
> > > Now, in devicemanager other devices there is an ethernet
>
> > > device, type unknown no drivers.
> > >
> > > It has attempted to establish a connection it calls 1394
>
> > > which does not work, selecting the repair options gives
> > the
> > > message that it could not varify an ip address.
> > >
> > > Using ipconfig returns no ip address.
> > >
> > > Removing the network cable does not bring up a message
> in
> > the
> > > sys tray that the cable is unplugged.
> > >
> > > I think that the card is not being recognized or even
> seen
> > by xp.
> > >
> > > I did try to remove the connection that it had tryed to
> > > create in order to start again but it will not be
> deleted
> > as
> > > it claims to be active.
> > >
> > > So, any ideas before I find a big hammer?
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3 Jan 2005 at 0:00, George Bell wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Keith,
> > > >
> > > > Go to
> > http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bz/bz_bios.htm
> > > > which should be the BIOS details for your MOBO.
> Please
> > > double check
> > > > that the model number given there is absolutely 110
> per
> > > cent correct.
> > > >
> > > > Read up very carefully on the three "How do I use..."
> > > > options, and decide which of the first two you wish to
> > use.
> > > > The second option is probably the best and safest.
> > > >
> > > > You choice is going to very much depend on said 9 year
> > old
> > > lady. It's
> > > > a very big responsibility for such young shoulders.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck.
> > > >
> > > > George.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith
> > Barrett
> > > > Sent: 02 January 2005 23:50
> > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp network problem
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi George,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for this and sorry for the late reply I did not
> > notice your
> > > > message among all the excitement.
> > > >
> > > > So, how does one go about updating the bios?
> > > >
> > > > I presume that there must have been problems with this
>
> > > board as this
> > > > seems a large number of updates.
> > > >
> > > > If I can work out how to do it, I will see if I can
> > bribe my
> > > > 9 year old to lend me her eyes although it is the
> wrong
> > side of
> > > > chrismas and I do not have much to bargain with.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2 Jan 2005 at 23:06, George Bell wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Keith,
> > > > >
> > > > > Looking at http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bz/
> > and
> > > > specifically
> > > > > at the BIOS, are you aware that between April 2003,
> > and
> > > > 1st December
> > > > > 2004, there have been no fewer than
> > > > > 33 BIOS upgrades!
> > > > >
> > > > > Quite honestly, I'd be very reluctant to go any
> > further
> > > > until you have
> > > > > the very latest BIOS installed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Indeed I would more than suspect that if you were to
> > > > contact Intel's
> > > > > Technical Support people, they would ask you to do
> > this
> > > > before
> > > > > proceeding.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know this is not an easy task to do, and that it
> > will
> > > > require
> > > > > sighted help, but you do need to start on a level
> > playing
> > > > field.
> > > > >
> > > > > George.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith
> > > > Barrett
> > > > > Sent: 02 January 2005 22:43
> > > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp network problem
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Andrew,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for that.
> > > > >
> > > > > I thought that 1930 connection may have been
> something
> > to
> > > > do with it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have no other network devices listed in device
> > manager.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have been getting the drivers from the intel web
> > site.
> > > > > The network card is an onboard one so I got all the
> > > > software for the
> > > > > mobo which is a d875pbz.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you think it could be that this board is not xp
> > > > compatible?
>
>
>
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