Re: A Final Attempt Before Reinstalling

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From: Jay Peterman (biteme_at_thelibrary.net)
Date: 02/26/05


Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:31:39 -0500

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:15:08 -0800, "Kerry Brown"
<kerry@kdbNOSPAMsystems.c*o*m> wrote:

>
>"Jay Peterman" <biteme@thelibrary.net> wrote in message
>news:8af021piujlpaqiupgrhkj4m0pqcsvi6mq@4ax.com...
>>
>>
>> I'll have to take a look at the BIOS version. I'm jsut a bit leery of
>> messing with that but I'm getting on the desperate side. I did install
>> the 66.93 graphic driver. I don't have another modem. I had a problem
>> with the ethernet connection on my modem and a Charter "tech" said
>> I must have had a corrupt file. Motorola sent me instructions on how
>> to reinstall the ethernet driver instead of using the USB connection.
>> I'll try that today. I appreciate your help as it gives me more
>> options. Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>Definitely exhaust all the other options before flashing the BIOS. It
>doesn't happen often but if something goes wrong the motherboard will be
>useless until you get a new BIOS chip. I have only had this happen once to
>me out of hundreds of re-flashes to various brands of motherboard so it is a
>fairly safe procedure.. The good news is you have an ASUS board and they
>offer replacement chips through authorised dealers if needed..
>
>I think the problem is with your network drivers or the modem itself. I am
>not familiar with that modem but if the ethernet connection quit working and
>everything is set up right on your computer I would suspect the modem.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Kerry Brown
>KDB Systems

On a final note:

I uninstalled the USB drivers for my modem and reinstalled the
ethernet drivers. Hopefully this might help.

I appreciate all your time.
>



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