I have a computer that incorporates the ethernet circuitry on its MB. For some reason, the ethernet circuitry is fried. Doesn't work.
If I were to install a PCI ethernet card, what needs to be done to divert the signal from the MB circuitry to the PCI card?
2006-11-09 13:40:29 · 3 answers · asked by InspectorBudget 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You don't have to bypass. The PC will run just fine with two network cards. You can either disable the on-board NIC via the bios or not.
If you don't, you will just show two network adapters in Network Connections. You can just disable the on-board one there.
2006-11-09 13:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by The Psycho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to do anything really. First shut your computer off first. Then remove one of the side cases of your computer. Insert the the pci ethernet card in the corresponding pci slot. Then turn the computer back on and your operation software should be able to detect the pci card. After that, install the drivers that come with the ethernet card and plug in the ethernet cable into the newly installed pci card. That is all.
2006-11-09 21:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lionheart12 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
presuming you are running Windows XP?..just install the network card into a free pci port then switch on the pc and away you go..Windows XP will automatically find the drivers for it....make sure you plug the ethernet cable into the new network card and dont put it back into the port on the MB;)
2006-11-09 21:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by panda64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋