No connection (Bug, Driver, Motherboard?) HELP

[adangit]

Hi there,
I recently built my computer and so far its been working fine. But starting around last week my Internet connection has been very troublesome. When I boot up my computer from either sleep mode or a shut down, the Network icon says there is no connection. However I am connected directly from my modem, thus meaning there should be one. To fix it I have to restart my computer, then it shows internet access. I don't know if it is the Ethernet cable, the motherboard or something else. And FYI I've already downloaded the LAN drivers. Any suggestions of what I should do?

Thanks!!

 

[boosted1g]

Need to turn off power management on Ethernet adapter.

When computer goes into sleep (a low power state) the Ethernet adapter is not being properly awoken with the PC.

Instructions with pictures:
http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/40816-disable-nic-power-management-windows-7-server-2008