I just did a fresh install of Windows 7. I downloaded all of the drivers for my motherboard (MSI 880G-E45) and installed them (Chipset / Audio / LAN). Everything installed fine. However, when i boot into Windows 7, there is no internet access (Message = Network 2 No Internet access). I have to manually unplug and replug in my ethernet cable before it works (Message = Network Internet Access). It seems on startup it defaults to Network 2 which is incorrect, but when I reset the Network cable it correctly goes back to Network. Not sure why that even makes a difference /shrug. Also, there are no issues with the Network Adapter in Device Manager.
I did not have this problem the first time I installed Windows (had to re-install, different issue) until after I installed the chipset drivers (I installed the LAN drivers first and they worked well).
There seems to be an issue with this motherboard as this is not the first time i recall experiencing this issue on a fresh install of Windows. A couple of years ago I remember having this very problem and in fact I think it's what stalled me finishing and using this computer as the issue was very annoying. I even bought a separate NIC to bypass the on-board one, but i believe i had the same issues (though the details are hazy).
Again - this is a fresh install. There is no Bonjour software (a fix that others in this situation have had). Also i went into the BIOS and couldn't find any settings there that seemed to be affecting the LAN, so i just clicked to install the optimized defaults and left it at that.
I have completely uninstalled and re-installed the drivers multiple times. I'm considering just re-installing Windows again and just not installing the Chipset drivers, but not sure what other issues that might cause. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much!
My System:
AMD Phenom II X4 840
MSI 880G-E45
Kingston SSDNow 300V 120gb SSD (brand new)
4x4GB 1333 RAM
ATI Diamond 6950x2 (single card)
OCZ500SXS 500w PSU
I did not have this problem the first time I installed Windows (had to re-install, different issue) until after I installed the chipset drivers (I installed the LAN drivers first and they worked well).
There seems to be an issue with this motherboard as this is not the first time i recall experiencing this issue on a fresh install of Windows. A couple of years ago I remember having this very problem and in fact I think it's what stalled me finishing and using this computer as the issue was very annoying. I even bought a separate NIC to bypass the on-board one, but i believe i had the same issues (though the details are hazy).
Again - this is a fresh install. There is no Bonjour software (a fix that others in this situation have had). Also i went into the BIOS and couldn't find any settings there that seemed to be affecting the LAN, so i just clicked to install the optimized defaults and left it at that.
I have completely uninstalled and re-installed the drivers multiple times. I'm considering just re-installing Windows again and just not installing the Chipset drivers, but not sure what other issues that might cause. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much!
My System:
AMD Phenom II X4 840
MSI 880G-E45
Kingston SSDNow 300V 120gb SSD (brand new)
4x4GB 1333 RAM
ATI Diamond 6950x2 (single card)
OCZ500SXS 500w PSU
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