Onboard Realtek Nic - No lights ??

Hi all,

I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My mobo
is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the Realtek
NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the bios
OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
have to put in a PCI NIC card?

Thank you.

Ellie wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My
> mobo
> is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
> fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the
> Realtek
> NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
> mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
> system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
> other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the
> bios
> OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
> have to put in a PCI NIC card?

On behalf of everybody here at alt.comp.hardware, I am sorry to tell you
that your old friend Nic has passed away. You will have to put in a PCI
NIC card. Life is unfair.