nVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Issues

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Hello Widows Vista Forums,

Yesterday while I was over my friends house, I was helping to do some PC inspections before he upgrades to Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. I did a Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Scan. The following issues were encoutered with his Alieware Area 51-7500: (Driver Issue)

Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Issue: nForce Networking Controller. This device will not work in Windows Vista. For more information, please go to the device manufacturer's website, Windows Marketplace, or contact your retailer. (Already Visited Link, No Help)

So heres the big problem. He contacted Alienware and they said that they had no available driver updates for the model of his PC! I'd appreciate if someone could help us out! Any suggestions and ideas will be taken into account. Hope you can help.

Regards,
alienware
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
    CPU
    Area 51 7500
    Motherboard
    MB-EVGA122CKNF68B1
    Memory
    8GB ElPIDA DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    EAX3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG 23" GAMERS CHOICE
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ST3250410AS
    Model: ST3250410AS
    Size: 250GB
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    Alienware Black Head Chasis
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Alienware M51 Standard Keyboard
    Mouse
    Alienware M5 Standard Size Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54.0 MBPS
    Other Info
    Bought in October of 2007 from Alienware.
The first page you go to is here. Click on the Motherboard Drivers tab, it will take you to the next page.


Nvidia web page.png

On this page, install the ActiveX control and it should scan your sytem.
(You will have to disable the popup blocker)


Nvidia active x.png


I have just tried it and it is working.
 

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Dear stoneys-nutz,

I have it working. The problem was that I didn't disable the pop-up blocker. Thanks for your help!

Regards,
alienware
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
    CPU
    Area 51 7500
    Motherboard
    MB-EVGA122CKNF68B1
    Memory
    8GB ElPIDA DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    EAX3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG 23" GAMERS CHOICE
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ST3250410AS
    Model: ST3250410AS
    Size: 250GB
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    Alienware Black Head Chasis
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Alienware M51 Standard Keyboard
    Mouse
    Alienware M5 Standard Size Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54.0 MBPS
    Other Info
    Bought in October of 2007 from Alienware.
Glad you got it sorted. :)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Edit 2: Hello Widows Vista Forums,

Yesterday while I was over my friends house, I was helping to do some PC inspections before he upgrades to Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. I did a Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Scan. The following issues were encoutered with his Alieware Area 51-7500: (Driver Issue)

Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Issue: nForce Networking Controller. This device will not work in Windows Vista. For more information, please go to the device manufacturer's website, Windows Marketplace, or contact your retailer. (Already Visited Link, No Help)

So heres the big problem. He contacted Alienware and they said that they had no available driver updates for the model of his PC! I need help or suggestions for the Networking driver update or reccomendations on where to buy the new Networking card. (Manufacturer Reccomendation) I'd appreciate if someone could help us out! Any suggestions and ideas will be taken into account. Hope you can help.

Regards,
alienware:(
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
    CPU
    Area 51 7500
    Motherboard
    MB-EVGA122CKNF68B1
    Memory
    8GB ElPIDA DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    EAX3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG 23" GAMERS CHOICE
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ST3250410AS
    Model: ST3250410AS
    Size: 250GB
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    Alienware Black Head Chasis
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Alienware M51 Standard Keyboard
    Mouse
    Alienware M5 Standard Size Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54.0 MBPS
    Other Info
    Bought in October of 2007 from Alienware.
Here Archie123,

It is listed as nVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet

Device Type: Network Adapters
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Location: Location 0 (NVNETBUS Id: 00120000-000)

Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 8/1/08
Driver Version 67.8.9.0
Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publ

Hope you can help!

Regards,
alienware
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
    CPU
    Area 51 7500
    Motherboard
    MB-EVGA122CKNF68B1
    Memory
    8GB ElPIDA DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    EAX3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG 23" GAMERS CHOICE
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ST3250410AS
    Model: ST3250410AS
    Size: 250GB
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    Alienware Black Head Chasis
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Alienware M51 Standard Keyboard
    Mouse
    Alienware M5 Standard Size Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54.0 MBPS
    Other Info
    Bought in October of 2007 from Alienware.
heres a copy of what i pm,ed you :)

ok ive had a look and that spec alienware (i saw your forum post) has a 680i sli motherboard (as far as i can tell) and the chipset drivers which should include the network controller drivers are here (these are for 64 bit as per your original forum post)

nForce Driver

now im going on info from here

http://hothardware.com/Articles/Alie...Gaming_System/

so make sure your friend checks these specs against his , i looked on the alienware site but their support is seriously lacking , something i find surprising for a company that sells such overpriced pc's

remember to update your post with this info incase anyone else happens across it it will help them too :)
 

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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
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    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
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    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
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    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
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    OCZ Modstream 700w
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    Titan Fenir
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    Razer Reclusa
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    8mb
Hi stoneys-nutz,

That updated his drivers but not the network controller. The scan said that the nVIDIA nForce Network Controller wouldn't work on Vista. Any other suggestions?

Regards,
alienware

Hi archie123,

Should my friend update the driver when he gets Vista or now, he currently has XP though.

Best Regards,
alienware
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
    CPU
    Area 51 7500
    Motherboard
    MB-EVGA122CKNF68B1
    Memory
    8GB ElPIDA DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    EAX3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG 23" GAMERS CHOICE
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ST3250410AS
    Model: ST3250410AS
    Size: 250GB
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    Alienware Black Head Chasis
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Alienware M51 Standard Keyboard
    Mouse
    Alienware M5 Standard Size Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54.0 MBPS
    Other Info
    Bought in October of 2007 from Alienware.
no mate do it when vista is installed , the vista install will wipe the hard drive anyway and install its own generic drivers to get everthing up and running to begin with , remember im going on specs i got for his make and model of PC from the internet , thats where i got the info it was a 680i chipset but i cant be 100% certain thats correct , you'll have to make sure he checks first :)

I cant beleive a company like alienware who sell such overpriced pc's wouldnt even take the time to link you that driver , that is shockingly bad customer service , i would make sure your friend and his friends never buy or recommend alienware again
 

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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
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    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
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    OCZ Modstream 700w
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    Titan Fenir
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    Razer Reclusa
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    Logitech G5 Gamer
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    8mb
They make great PC's but their are plenty of other PC's just the same quality for a lot cheaper!

Thanks for all your help!
alienware
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware
    CPU
    Area 51 7500
    Motherboard
    MB-EVGA122CKNF68B1
    Memory
    8GB ElPIDA DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
    Sound Card
    EAX3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG 23" GAMERS CHOICE
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ST3250410AS
    Model: ST3250410AS
    Size: 250GB
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    Alienware Black Head Chasis
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Alienware M51 Standard Keyboard
    Mouse
    Alienware M5 Standard Size Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54.0 MBPS
    Other Info
    Bought in October of 2007 from Alienware.
alienware said:
They make great PC's but their are plenty of other PC's just the same quality for a lot cheaper!

Thanks for all your help!
alienware
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not really , they just put overpriced components in a nice box , and treat their customers like idiots ;)

they should have done all this for your friend............
 

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    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
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    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
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    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
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    1680x1050
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    Titan Fenir
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I had an EVGA 680i SLI Mobo and I was able to use Vista Ultimate 64. If you are 100% sure that the board is a 680i SLI, all you gotta do is download the latest Bios, chipset drivers, audio drivers (whether onboard or pci(e) card) and video drivers so once you are done with the Vista installation, you can install all of this.

The Bios update can be done prior to the new Vista Install as well since Vista install shouldn't touch your Bios setup.
 

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    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
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    EVGA GTX260
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    Realtek High Def Onboard
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    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
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    1680 x 1050
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    WD Velociraptor 160GB
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    Air Cooled... See CPU
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OK, this is very confusing and I am getting contradictory answers here, some say that your Board is part of a Black Pearl boards, alledgedly, those water cool ready but the images I have seen are quiet the same as mine. The other answer is that this board is a Non-US board, meaning, it is only sold outside the US... your miles may vary on this one.

One thing I am going to say is that, it is an EVGA board and as such, EVGA should have the necessary drivers for it, right? Right! so... here they are again.

Audio Drivers... ftp://ftp.evga.com/driver/audio_realtek.zip

Bios Update... ftp://ftp.evga.com/bios/NF68_P33.bin

Chipset Drivers... http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/nForce/15.25/15.25_nforce_winvista64_international_whql.exe
 

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    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
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    EVGA GTX260
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    Realtek High Def Onboard
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    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
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    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
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    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
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    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
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    Air Cooled... See CPU
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    Logitech G15
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    Logitech G7
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    Comcast 6MB Broadband
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    Linksys WRT54G router
The OP created a new username, so I don't think he's gonna respond. Either case your logic is spot on, if you know the brand of board you have, check the site. Booyah
 

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truthkid said:
The OP created a new username, so I don't think he's gonna respond. Either case your logic is spot on, if you know the brand of board you have, check the site. Booyah
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he didnt know the brand of board thats why he's here ;)

the board has an nforce 680i chipset , i already linked him to the nforce drivers :)
 

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    Custom Build
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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
    PSU
    OCZ Modstream 700w
    Cooling
    Titan Fenir
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    Razer Reclusa
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    8mb
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