Yet another NVIDIA nForce networking controller driver problem.

noitenshi · Dec 17, 2008

We recently bought a SR5605F Compaq Presario Desktop computer with Windows Vista already pre-installed on it. Since I got my internet back today, I decided to hook the new computer up and use the internet. However, much to my dismay, it gives me a limited connection to the modem and has me hooked up to an unidentified network. The driver installed is the Nvidia nForce networking controller, and as I've read in a few threads already, it has major problems with Vista. What I'm really looking for is a way to fix this problem, instead of calling Circuit City and asking them if I could replace it with something else.

Any, and all help would be greatly appreciated.

(I apologize for the lack of computer specs, I haven't been able to thoroughly investigate the machine, and I really wouldn't know where to begin looking.)

Edit: Worst case, I'm going to have to take it back to the store and see if they can exchange it for something that does work.

ITJUNKIE · Dec 17, 2008

noitenshi said:
We recently bought a SR5605F Compaq Presario Desktop computer with Windows Vista already pre-installed on it. Since I got my internet back today, I decided to hook the new computer up and use the internet. However, much to my dismay, it gives me a limited connection to the modem and has me hooked up to an unidentified network. The driver installed is the Nvidia nForce networking controller, and as I've read in a few threads already, it has major problems with Vista. What I'm really looking for is a way to fix this problem, instead of calling Circuit City and asking them if I could replace it with something else.

Any, and all help would be greatly appreciated.

(I apologize for the lack of computer specs, I haven't been able to thoroughly investigate the machine, and I really wouldn't know where to begin looking.)

Edit: Worst case, I'm going to have to take it back to the store and see if they can exchange it for something that does work.

Hello and welcome to the forums

let me get some more backround information from you.

is this your system

Compaq Presario SR5605F Desktop PC - Product Specifications

if so I would try downloading the vista 32 bit nforce driver from here http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_178.24_whql.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_178.24_whql.html

or the 64 bit driver from here if your running vista x64

GeForce Release 178

my guess is that an updated driver should help the connectivity issues

please keep us posted

ITJ

noitenshi · Dec 18, 2008

I believe that that's the specifics of what I have now. I'll try both drivers, and see what happens.

Edit: The 64 bit would not install, so it's a 32 bit OS. As for an updated driver, I tried to update, and it told me it was already up to date. I am taking the machine back to the store, and I am having it looked at. If they find it isn't working, they're going to give me something else, and I'm hoping, that if they give me something that's near the same price, they won't charge me for replacing something that had a problem to begin with.

Thanks for the help though, ITJ.

ITJUNKIE · Dec 18, 2008

your very welcome noitenshi glad to help.

let us know how the new system works out for ya

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