Internet won't work on my motherboard due to confusing drivers

[Guest LordParry]

Ugh help ;-;
I really need some help with getting my computer hooked up to the internet, I am currently using my S3 as a USB WIFI tether so that's how I am posting this, but I have just done a clean install of Windows 7 and as you do, you install all the drivers to get everything to work.
I went onto the ASUS website and found my M5A78L-MLX V2 motherboard, downloaded the LAN drivers there and installed, there are two, Realtek LAN Driver and the Realtek Ethernet Utility, installed both and yeah, with the first one the Realtek LAN Driver, is says it installed all correctly but after the install it says " The Realtek Network Controller was not found, If Deep Sleep Mode is enabled Please Plug the Cable" and I have no bloody idea what that means but I don't think I should care as the driver was installed.
So that didn't do the trick, no internet connection or anything, I've checked my cable and it's plugged in and working.
I remember that I used to have download and install something else, I am 90% sure it was something that required the Atheros AR81 Family driver, but I am not sure what driver it was

I'm just not sure why it's acting up, you would of thought that downloading the drivers from the website for your motherboard would connect you to the internet, but anyway thanks for your time and any help if you can help me

Also if I trouble shoot my no internet connection it says I need the driver for the internet adapter, but I technically have the drivers for my onboard internet omfg help please <3

[Tech_Dreamer]

I guess you need to completly uninstall & clear up the registry and do a clean install. Post back if it works.

[Guest LordParry]

I guess you need to completly uninstall & clear up the registry and do a clean install. Post back if it works.

Still the same thing, no connection.

Also is there any benefits to buying a network card? If there is, I'll just buy that and use that instead, solves the problems and maybe gives me more something 

[tomsliwowski]

Sounds like others have had your issue: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2141878

 

Try unplugging your PC for like 10-20 minutes or just reset the BIOS and see if that brings the Ethernet adapter back up. If it does, disable power management on it as it says in the first post.

 

Also installing the Realtek LAN Driver from the ASUS website should be all that is needed as the network utilities are usually garbage that breaks more things than it fixes.