Bad NIC?

K

Klyla

New Member
My C drive crashed in my 5-yr-old computer (has WinXP) so I decided to get a new computer with Vista. I'm trying to refurbish the old PC so someone else in the family can use it.

I replaced the tiny C drive with a 120 HD and restored the entire computer with HP recovery disks. Everything works fine except I can't get an internet connection.

I'm on a home network, have a wired NIC built into the PC, and no matter what I try I end up with "Network Card Unplugged". I KNOW the cord isn't the problem because I am using it on THIS new PC right now!

Any ideas what a person can do to either fix or replace a network card in an HP Pavilion 7936? TIA
 
Klyla said:
Umm....I'm trying to do that right now. It says it is working properly but it's lying. :( Any ideas?
Click to expand...

The onboard nic is dead or possibly the wrong driver is installed. Buy a separate pci network card for under 10 bucks and you'll have internet back.
 
Thanks, Johnb35. Will the system just bypass the dead plugin socket and go right to the pci card plugin socket?
 
Last edited:
Once you install the card and install the drivers for it and then plug the ethernet cable into it you should be receiving internet just fine.
 
Sorry to be so long in replying. Yes, the recovery disks are for that computer. I sent for them on CDs right after I bought the computer.

I guess this thread can end. I gave the PC to my adult son to use. They will get a new NIC card for it. Thanks again to everybody for trying to help.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top