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New PC is not detecting Ethernet Cable

EricPezz
By EricPezz
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I finished building my PC a couple days ago and now my ethernet cable just arrived in the mail. when i plug it in there is no detection of any networks. To make sure the cable wasn't a dub i plugged it into my laptop and turned off the wifi, and it worked. then i tried again with my desktop and it didn't work. anyone have any ideas?

 

the ethernet cable is a 150ft cat6 

 

PC--

Intel i7 4790k 

ASUS Maximus VII Hero

G.Skill Trident X 2400 MHz

Samsung Pro SSD 256GB

Western Digital 1TB Black

EVGA 780ti 

Corsair H100i

Corsair HX750

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Operating System- Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit Case- Cosrsair Obsidian 450D Display- ASUS VX238H Mouse- Corsair Vengeance M65 Keyboard- CM Storm QuickFire TK

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^^^That

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That's what I had to do before I could get on the Internet, so do that. It worked for me.

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Yup, ethernet driver. Download the most recent driver from your mobo manufacturer's website onto a flash drive and pop it into your new rig and install.

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Yup, ethernet driver. Download the most recent driver from your mobo manufacturer's website onto a flash drive and pop it into your new rig and install.

yeah, you might have to download off a different computer or just use the disc that came with your motherboard then update.

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You most likely skipped installing the Ethernet driver, or it didn't install properly. Either way, insert the CD that came with your motherboard, search around for what you need to click on to install the driver, then once you've got it installed, make sure to then go online and get the latest driver since the one on the disc is most likely out of date

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yeah, you might have to download off a different computer or just use the disc that came with your motherboard then update.

Haha, thought we were putting two and two together here.  :P

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yup that was the problem, when i first installed the drivers from the mobos disk it came with i thought i installed everything but i guess not

Processor- Intel i7 4790k Ram- 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400MHz Motherboard- ASUS Maximus VII Hero GPU- EVGA Geforce GTX 780Ti 3GB Storage- 1TB Western Digital Black + 256GB Samsung Pro SSD PSU- Corsair HX750 Cooling- Corsair H100i
Operating System- Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit Case- Cosrsair Obsidian 450D Display- ASUS VX238H Mouse- Corsair Vengeance M65 Keyboard- CM Storm QuickFire TK

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Pretty sure everyone before me got you covered :lol:

                                                                                                                                                      

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