On-board LAN not working?

[the_b_man]

Only a couple months old Gigabyte UD4P motherboard. The LEDs aren't coming on when I connect Ethernet.

Is it safe to assume that if the LEDs aren't even coming on that it's not a BIOS problem?

I've tried connecting to 2 ports on the router, and directly to the modem, and I've used 2 different cables to test it, both of which were working earlier today.

 

[the_b_man]

Also I'm concerned if I RMA the thing, my ICH10R RAID configurations will be gone.

 

[criccio]

If its enabled in the BIOS, enabled in the Device Manager in Windows and it still doesn't work, fork over $30 for a nice Intel Gigabit NIC.

 

[the_b_man]

Yeah, enabled in BIOS... plus the LED's are a physical layer indicator, are they not? They should light even if disabled in Decive Manger, etc.

That NIC idea crossed my mind too, tbh. $30 eh not bad ...
It disturbs me that if the LOM could die, what else could. Plus the principle of the thing says I forked over a lot and should have a working product.
Really don't feel like gutting the PC over something like this though. Argh, decisions.

 

[OB1ie]

if the lights arent coming on, there could be no internet connection "flowing" through the cable. test your internet connection with a different computer