Ethernet controller not working after reinstall

[vali47]

Hi people can you help me i just reinstalled windows 7 64 bit and my internet is not working it is the ethernet controller with an exclamation mark next to it,i have a gigabyte P43-ES3G

 

[Proofy]

I'd say something is wrong with your internet since you have exclamation mark next to your lan icon, try reinstalling lan driver but I think it's your internet/router that's causing the issue

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2960#dl

chose Win7 x64 under OS and install Realtek LAN Driver version: 7.088.0617.2014 again..

 

[vali47]

I downloaded it but nothing happens

 

[Proofy]

What's the issue that you have, can you do some screen shots ?

 

[vali47]

After i installed the program nothing changes thats what i mean,i can take a screen shot to anything

 

[Joe Porter]

It sounds very much like a driver issue.

Press the windows key + r on the keyboard and type devmgmt.msc press enter.

Is it on this screen your ethernet controller has the yellow exclamation mark? If so you need to download and install the driver for your NIC. You can do that using the link proofy provided above.

 

[Proofy]

Yap, and make sure that your restart your computer after you install the driver

Here's the link that will start download right away, just run it after it's downloaded and restart your PC

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Driver/motherboard_driver_lan_realtek_8111_w7.exe

 

[Proofy]

Ok go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center

Click on Connections: Local Area Connection (should be written in blue letters) press on it and make a screen shot, post it here

 

[vali47]

Installed it and restarted computer but nothing happened

 

[vali47]

It says network cable unplugged

 

[Proofy]

So basically your pc can't read your NIC, maybe it's dead. Use hwinfo --netcard to see if your computer actually detects the card, or speccy software, also you can look at device manager. If it detects the card, try plugging some other Ethernet cable just to see if it works so we can detect the issue

 

[vali47]

i tried plugging another cable but it still doesn't recognize cable , it works before reinstalling my windows

 

[Proofy]

And can you find it through device manager ? Write device manager in start search go in it and make a screen shot, post it here

 

[vali47]

imgur.com/a/xkknm

 

[Proofy]

Did you install Intel INF chipset driver before Ethernet LAN driver ?

 

[vali47]

Where can i get it?

 

[Proofy]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2960#dl

same page, pick Windows 7 x64 under "Choose your OS:"

1.) Uninstall Ethernet driver and restart computer
2.) Install Chipset driver and restart computer
3.) Install Ethernet driver and restart computer

If that doesn't work then install driver booster: http://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php
Which I don't usually recommend, and install LAN and other drivers from there. It's not harmful just that I like to recommend official motherboard company page for drivers instead of 3rd party softwares but driver booster isn't so bad when some driver that you downloaded from mobo official pages isn't working or has issues

 

[vali47]

Still the same problem,i tried driver booster but it tells me no driver is installed for network device Ethernet Controller

 

[Proofy]

Still the same problem,i tried driver booster but it tells me no driver is installed for network device Ethernet Controller

Install all other drivers that driver booster gives you to install, reboot pc, see if that helps. If not you can do a windows clean install again then but make sure to install chipset driver before any other driver FIRST then install lan driver and others. If it still doesn't work after clean installation then your NIC card died you have to buy new one and they are quite cheap so

 

[vali47]

I mean that when i launch driver booster it just gives me that error and doesnt let me enter the application

 

[Proofy]

I mean that when i launch driver booster it just gives me that error and doesnt let me enter the application

Activate driver booster inserting this key: E9C13-4D976-A7586-E67B2

Then let it update your drivers

 

[Alexander Ryback]

Just install the driver from http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
(choose Win7x64)

 

[vali47]

I cant use driver booster because i have no network

 

[Alexander Ryback]

Well try to directly connect the ethernet to the PC, not through a wireless router.

 

[vali47]

I posted this thread because i cant acces Ethernet