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    nVidia nForce network controller error in vista

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by darnatl, Oct 7, 2007.

  1. darnatl

    darnatl Notebook Guru

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    I can't seem to get my ethernet adapter to work correctly in vista. It works fine in XP (dual boot) but the driver will not load in vista. I get a code 10 error. I have tried the latest drivers from nVidia to no avail.

    Google has not really turned up anything helpful. The only thing I could fine was to try installing a generic windows driver for the network adapter.

    So, I tried to uninstall the adapter to see if it would load a generic windows vista driver but it keeps installing as nvidia nforce network controller.

    I can only get it to uninstall in safe mode. If I try to manually install it using "add hardware," it does not show up as an option. If I restart, it adds hardware as nvidia nforce network controller.

    Is anyone else having this problem? Is their a fix or work-around?
     
    darnatl, Oct 7, 2007
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    serenityconsulting Notebook Consultant

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    I know the problem well. Response over in unofficial averatec forum.
     
    serenityconsulting, Oct 7, 2007
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    darnatl Notebook Guru

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    It appears, I've found a work around. Shutdown and then power back on. Restarting doesn't not work. It has to power off completely and then power back on. I typically use hibernate or restart.
     
    darnatl, Oct 9, 2007
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    serenityconsulting Notebook Consultant

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    If the power cycle works for you great!. It never worked for me (and believe me I tried). Are you using DHCP or a fixed IP address?

    All I can say is, once I upgraded the BIOS, this issue among several disappeared; and this is the one that drove me bonkers!
     
    serenityconsulting, Oct 10, 2007
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    darnatl Notebook Guru

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    It seems to be working so far. The problem occurs randomly (like when I'm in a hotel that does not have wireless and I have work that has to get done!). Disabling/enabling/reinstalling, etc never worked. Restarting never worked. Turning power off and then back on seems to be working so far.

    I also just started using StartRight which manages the timing of startup items

    http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/113/

    I read somewhere that the start-up sequence could be causing the problem.
     
    darnatl, Oct 11, 2007
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    I have suspected not start-up sequence per se, but how much is simultaneously happening. With the processor locked down to half-speed at that point, the driver could very well bomb waiting for an OS response.

    Hasn't locked even once since the BIOS change...
     
    serenityconsulting, Oct 11, 2007
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    darnatl Notebook Guru

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    Yeah, I agree. That's what directed me to StartRight.

    I wonder when averatec is going to release driver support for the 2371. It seems like they should be up on their support site by now.
     
    darnatl, Oct 12, 2007
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