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Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:23 pm**

Can't install NIC card.

I'm running Win XP and I have a PCI Belkin NIC card that I want to install.

I have installed it into different slots but Windows won't recognize it as "New Hardware".

It has a yellow explanation mark in the Device Manager but won't let me update driver.

I have also tried to other cards with the same results.

I have gone into the "Setup" but don't see anything to "tweak".

Any ideas?

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 7:32 pm**

have you tried installing any drivers before you installed the card? sometimes that works

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:08 pm**

Right click on "My Computer" and select "manage."
Click on the "Device Manager" and then find the device marked by a question mark.
Right click on that device and select "Update Driver."
Select "install from a specified location" and click next.
Either click "search for the best driver in these locations" or "Don't search I will chose the driver to install."

If you chose the first click browse and find the folder that contains the driver inf files and click next. If you have the correct drivers extracted and have selected the correct location it should find and install the device.

If you chose the 2nd click next and select "have disk" and again find the folder where you extracted the inf driver files too.
Select the driver you want and install.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:14 pm**

"It has a yellow explanation mark in the Device Manager but won't let me update driver"

Or browse- nothing.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:15 pm**

Haven't tried installing any drivers. How would I do that?

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:26 pm**

Also here is a message on the Device Mgr.

The "Device status says: "The device is not configured correctly.
(Code 1)
To reinstall drivers for this device click "Reinstall Drivers.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:15 pm**

Sounds like an IRQ conflict/lack of IRQs.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:29 pm**

Can I do anything about that?

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:47 pm**

yes. this involves manually adjusting your IRQ numbers and allocations.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:38 pm**

OK, I'm game, where do I do that?

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:46 pm**

Help Wolf

Attempting to Manually adjust IRQ's on Windows XP is just plain Stupid!!! The HAL is your friend

free up an irq or two, go into bios disable Serial port and if it is not used disable the Printer Port in the BIOS (same bios page Snatch), ENJOY

NOW Return that POS belkin NIC and get at least a Netgear FA311, if your going to be cheap!

But seriously ALL of these problems you are having....

JUST SCREAMS

VIRUS!!

Posted: **Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:38 pm**

I think I'm going for a re-install.

There's a lot on the computer that isn't working right including Cytl/Alt/Delete, Services, Plug and Play........

Posted: **Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:17 pm**

check if the card sits right in the socket. since newer pci cards sometimes have shorter pin outputs, some won't connect, although the card shows in the device manager. even 1 mm of a gap between the card and the socket is too much.

this is caused from a wrong mounted/dimensioned slot bracket. before you go bending it to make it fit, unmount it from the card and test the card without it (careful!!). then if it's really something else you can take the card back in original condition to your dealer.

i went through this already after reinstalling drivers in a wide variety of ways, only to find out these retards didn't follow standard tolerances. bracket is now fixed and card is working.

hope that helps.
-F

Posted: **Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:30 pm**

I have also tried two other cards. Would that take care of the "unmount it from the card and test the card without it (careful!" idea?

Posted: **Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:57 pm**

Just a shot in the dark, but before you re-install Windows turn off ACPI in your BIOS. (Should be in your Power Management area) That'll keep everything from being grouped into one or two IRQ's in Windows. The only real downside to this is that your computer won't auto-shutdown. You'll have to physically hit the power button, but thats no big deal anyhow.

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:53 pm**

There's no "off" only "S1 State" & "S3 State".

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:47 pm**

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by thewolfe:
I have also tried two other cards. Would that take care of the "unmount it from the card and test the card without it (careful!" idea?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>not if they are the same with improperly fitting brackets. check for the gap, if theres none, my explanation is no option.

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:32 pm**

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by thewolfe:
There's no "off" only "S1 State" & "S3 State".<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Then look in the motherboard manual to see what those two states mean.