Network problem - RTL8139 - please help :)

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Hi guys

A few months ago lightning hit my pc and damaged the onboard network card. Since then i purchased myself a pci network card called "realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast ethernet adaptor".

For some strange reason, whenever i transfer files over the lan network or i download files over the net.. after a random period of time my pc receives a blue screen error and reboots. I am pretty certain that it's only when the above 2 activities take place. If i don't transfer or dl my pc will remain active for days without rebooting.

I've tried finding new drivers for the specific card but I'm not able to find anything more updated than the 1.0.0.1 version which was released in 2002(quite old). I've tried downloading other drivers with the name RTL8139 but those don't pick up..

coincedentaly my brother had the same lightning damage as me and i got him the same network card. His network card has the exact same problem..

Is there a possibility that these cards are damaged, or is it merely a driver issue? I don't know how to resolve this, worse case i go purchase new network cards, but if possible i'd like to fix it..

Any idea's would be appreciated
Regards
Marco
 
Are you running Vista? I had a similar problem with a realtek nic under vista (BSOD after certain amount of data transfer). I found an update via windows update which seemed to solve the problem.
 
Have you tried disabling the automatic reboot and having a closer look at the error when it BSODs ?

Have you re-installed your operating system since installing the card ?

It's possible that your motherboard chipset was damaged in the lightning. Is your brother's computer similarly spec'd ?
 
I'm running windows xp. I haven't reinstalled the operating system since i've installed the card. Yes, my brother is running exactly the same pc.

I'll try find the bluescreen when it happens, but like i say its random and i'm not always on my pc when it actually happens although i've caugth the blue screen once or twice before
 
try remove the card, install the drivers in xp and then only install the card.
 
Try to test the cards on another system without damage. I think is the motherboard that had it.
 
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