Hey guys,
This is the first time I've ever run into a problem like this.
The situation is as follows:
O/S: Windows 2K8 R2 Core --- Enterprise Edition
NIC(s): 2 x Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709C Dual-Port Controller
I am able to get both NICs to install, but only a single interface on each card reports to be working properly in Device Manager (when I remotely connect).
I originally used pnputil.exe to install the drivers; however, in order to further troubleshoot the issue, I installed the most updated version of devcon x64, from the Driver Development Kit.
For those unfamiliar, devcon is the command-line equivalent of the Device Manager GUI.
I've tried everything... removed the NICs using devcon, re-installed the drivers, removed the drivers, forced an update, removed the Windows built-in drivers (infs), forced another update, etc, etc, etc.
For some odd reason, I can only get a single interface on each card to function. The other interface reports the typical "Exclamation mark" in the Device Manager GUI, specifies the following error: This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)
If anyone of you have dealt with this sort of issue in the past (e.g. multiple identical devices on a system, yet, only one is able to load), please help me out.
I'm pulling out my hair. For the record, I had both NICs working on a separate system using an identical motherboard.... ...both interfaces on each of the nics worked. It was only after I Ghosted the system.
However, I've removed all hidden devices using devcon and a small script I wrote, so it's not a conflict of any sort. I'm beginning to think it's something registry-related. I've been working on this problem for two straight days, and I can't afford to waste anymore time. I'm in the process of deploying a Hyper-V Cluster using CSVs, and setting up the NICs was supposed to take half a day at most.
Any advice would be much appreciated. If there are places in the registry where I should be looking, or if there are specific settings that I need to check, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
This is the first time I've ever run into a problem like this.
The situation is as follows:
O/S: Windows 2K8 R2 Core --- Enterprise Edition
NIC(s): 2 x Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709C Dual-Port Controller
I am able to get both NICs to install, but only a single interface on each card reports to be working properly in Device Manager (when I remotely connect).
I originally used pnputil.exe to install the drivers; however, in order to further troubleshoot the issue, I installed the most updated version of devcon x64, from the Driver Development Kit.
For those unfamiliar, devcon is the command-line equivalent of the Device Manager GUI.
I've tried everything... removed the NICs using devcon, re-installed the drivers, removed the drivers, forced an update, removed the Windows built-in drivers (infs), forced another update, etc, etc, etc.
For some odd reason, I can only get a single interface on each card to function. The other interface reports the typical "Exclamation mark" in the Device Manager GUI, specifies the following error: This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)
If anyone of you have dealt with this sort of issue in the past (e.g. multiple identical devices on a system, yet, only one is able to load), please help me out.
I'm pulling out my hair. For the record, I had both NICs working on a separate system using an identical motherboard.... ...both interfaces on each of the nics worked. It was only after I Ghosted the system.
However, I've removed all hidden devices using devcon and a small script I wrote, so it's not a conflict of any sort. I'm beginning to think it's something registry-related. I've been working on this problem for two straight days, and I can't afford to waste anymore time. I'm in the process of deploying a Hyper-V Cluster using CSVs, and setting up the NICs was supposed to take half a day at most.
Any advice would be much appreciated. If there are places in the registry where I should be looking, or if there are specific settings that I need to check, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.