Urgently need driver for Netgear FA311 v2 (Win 7)

[DeonH]

Hi there.

I have just bought myself a FA311 v2 after the lan adaptor on my motherboard was hit moeg by a lightning strike.

Problem is that I cannot get this thing to work now. I have Googled a lot of forums and downloaded even more "this one works" drivers, including this one:
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=42283&highlight=FA311+v2

For the life of me I cannot get it to work. Windows picks up the ethernet card and then immediately tells me that it could not find a driver, and that after I have installed the downloaded software.

Can someone just help me out with a driver or where I can find one? I have to finish some work on my machine but need internet.

Thank you so long.
Deon

 

[Flippy_r_1st]

u try the ones from the netgear site? ( http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/322 ) or give this a shot http://www.mxdtr.com/Network-Rlt-Ethernet-Nic-Lan-Driver-Drivers-Download.html

 

[djgene01]

http://www.mxdtr.net/10_100M_Ethernet/Ethernet_Lan_Driver_Windows7_0922.zip

try this one

 

[Flippy_r_1st]

have u tried installing it through device manager?

 

[DeonH]

u try the ones from the netgear site? ( http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/322 ) or give this a shot http://www.mxdtr.com/Network-Rlt-Ethernet-Nic-Lan-Driver-Drivers-Download.html

Thanx for the prompt reply.
the one from Netgear needs 32 bit. I have 64.
The second I have also tried - so success.

Thanx again.
Deon

 

[DeonH]

Thanx for all your help.

Yes, have tried with and without device manager, every possible way I can think of. the other link also does not work.
It installs the driver OK, but Windows does not like it for some reason?

Regards,
Deon

 

[Flippy_r_1st]

try the network card in another pc or pci port maybe

 

[rwenzori]

It looks ( from an image search ) that the v2 card has a RealTek chip on it - try looking for drivers for the RTLnnnn number.

The lightning might also have done more damage than you think - PCI slots maybe? Any bad caps or burn marks?

 

[DeonH]

Thanx again for all replies.

My motherboard only have one PCI slot; the other slot was for the screen card.

I think a dead slot is maybe closer to the truth. There is no burn marks I can see. That is why I was so disappointed that the lan was gone. Maybe the slot got damaged. Can a damaged slot pick up the card?

I will try the card on my other W 7 64bit machine.

Regards,
Deon

 

[ponder]

Here is the driver you need for that card http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...d=6&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

 

[DeonH]

Here is the driver you need for that card http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...d=6&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

Hi there and thanx for the link.
Yes, I have even tried this one; the installer as well as the driver. I get this message:
"Windows was unable to install your ethernet controller".

I'm now going to try and install on another machine with same OS.

Regards,
Deon

 

[DeonH]

Hi there and thanx again for all the help.

I think the slot got damaged as well. I plugged the same adaptor on another Win 7 64 bit and it worked 100% 1st time. I did not even had to install a driver. It was plug and play.

Thanx again.

Deon

 

[DeonH]

Hi there and thanx again for all the help.

I think the slot got damaged as well. I plugged the same adaptor on another Win 7 64 bit and it worked 100% 1st time. I did not even had to install a driver. It was plug and play.

Thanx again.

Deon

Ok, I installed the adaptor back again on my machine and it WORKS!
Maybe I did not put it in right or whatever, but I am SO happy. Windows even picked it up immediately.

Thanx for all the help and motivation!

Regards,
Deon