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More info?)
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:19:30 GMT, stanmc <stanmcn0spam@ameritech.net>
wrote:
> steve h. wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:44:59 GMT, rstlne <.@text.news.virgin.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "steve h." <ugandasteve@ugandayahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Hi,
>>>> I think I have Award 6.0 BIOS with my A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo.
>>>> Can you
>>>> "disable" the built-in LAN on this mobo via the BIOS ? Can you
>>>> configure
>>>> the NIC card at all on this BIOS ? Thanks so much in advance.
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Configure the Nic?
>>>
>>> Yes you can turn them off.
>>>
>>> What types of "Configuration" do you need?
>>>
>>>
>> I am having trouble getting Mandrake 9.2 OS to work with my mobo. The
>> NIC card is being recognized but I cannot configure it correctly for
>> either a direct connection to my cable modem or a connection to my
>> D-Link router. Any suggestions about the BIOS or otherwise ? Thanks
>> again.
>>
> Is this possibly related to the VPD info missing in the 1GHz nic
> equipped Asus boards? There is a patch available that allows the Linux
> OS to recognize this NIC and work with it.
> The patch is something "sk98lin".
I think you are right, the url for the download is below:
http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/d0102_driver.html
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