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    Vostro 1500 IEEE/Ethernet drivers?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Malc, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. Malc

    Malc Notebook Guru

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    Just followed the XP guide and stuck it on alongside Vista. Anyhow the broadcom ethernet drivers seem to install but I get a yellow exclamation mark in device manager next to it saying "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". Same thing next to OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller.

    Thought I would go into Vista and check the driver name in there, but realised I also have the same exclamation marks in Vista and the ethernet doesnt work. Thing is, I've definitely used the ethernet once before so I'm not sure if its randomly just broken or what? Ive only had the laptop 6 days!

    Have tried the broadcom drivers from the dell website as well as the broadcom site itself.

    Any recommendations? Cheers
     
    Malc, Aug 27, 2007
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    Malc Notebook Guru

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    Well just in case anyone else gets this, I fixed it by typing "
    netsh winsock reset catalog" into cmd prompt, because the autoconfig IP address was setup incorrectly (cheers google!).
     
    Malc, Aug 27, 2007
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    BigBoy92 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey anyone know the speed of the firewire on the vostros? 800 or 400?
     
    BigBoy92, Aug 27, 2007
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