Well, checking the BIOS is the first thing to check. If the onboard lan isn't enabled in BIOS, you can punch at it all day long and it will NEVER work.

From a cold boot press "DEL" to enter the BIOS setup.

Use the arrow keys to navigate to "Integrated Peripherals" push "enter". Navigate to "onboard device setup" and push "enter" Check to see if "onboard lan" is set to "enabled." If it is not, navigate to it and push "enter" then select "enable."

Use "esc" a few times to return to the main menu. Then navigate to "Save&ExitSetup"

This is a very common, often overlooked solution to your problem, again, when troubleshooting a NIC, it's the _first_ thing that needs to be checked, otherwise anything else you try will be for not.



Once you know the onboard lan is enabled, unplug your ethernet cable from the onboard jack, then go to device manager.

(assuming that you are using XP, press the Windows key and hit the "pause/break" key to display the "system properties" box and click the "hardware" tab, then device manager) Vista is similar.



Once in device manager, look under "network adapters". You should see your device. Right click it and select "update driver". In the hardware wizard, select "no, not at this time" and click "next".

Select "Install from a list or specific location" and click "next".

Select "search for the best driver in these locations" and check the box next to "include this location in the search"

Then click "browse" and navigate to the location where you downloaded the lan driver from the ECS website. Then just follow it out.



You may have to reboot. Then plug in your ethernet cable and you should be good to go.





Well, checking the BIOS is the first thing to check. If the onboard lan isn't enabled in BIOS, you can punch at it all day long and it will NEVER work.
From a cold boot press "DEL" to enter the BIOS setup.
Use the arrow keys to navigate to "Integrated Peripherals" push "enter". Navigate to "onboard device setup" and push "enter" Check to see if "onboard lan" is set to "enabled." If it is not, navigate to it and push "enter" then select "enable."
Use "esc" a few times to return to the main menu. Then navigate to "Save&ExitSetup"
This is a very common, often overlooked solution to your problem, again, when troubleshooting a NIC, it's the _first_ thing that needs to be checked, otherwise anything else you try will be for not.

Once you know the onboard lan is enabled, unplug your ethernet cable from the onboard jack, then go to device manager.
(assuming that you are using XP, press the Windows key and hit the "pause/break" key to display the "system properties" box and click the "hardware" tab, then device manager) Vista is similar.

Once in device manager, look under "network adapters". You should see your device. Right click it and select "update driver". In the hardware wizard, select "no, not at this time" and click "next".
Select "Install from a list or specific location" and click "next".
Select "search for the best driver in these locations" and check the box next to "include this location in the search"
Then click "browse" and navigate to the location where you downloaded the lan driver from the ECS website. Then just follow it out.

You may have to reboot. Then plug in your ethernet cable and you should be good to go.