IX48 GT3 and a NIC going bad

[ChiefZeke]

Have ABIT IX48 GT3 with Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 cpu. BIOS version is 11 (How motherboard came)

Twice in the past two months or so the NIC has died (big red X) for no apparent reason. (Built in Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC) Latest drivers were installed.

Much gnashing of teeth and troubleshooting provided a fix: shut down the system, turn off the power supply (no lights visible in the case), remove power plug, wait 15 minutes, plug in power, turn on power supply, reboot.

So far, that's fixed the problem.

Anyone else have this problem or know why it may be happening?

Thanks

[wsjam13]

I am running ip35 Pro and have similar problems onl on xp(I Have a dual boot system) appears ok on vista x64
not sure what problem is usally disabling enabling network card cures the problem-possibly driver problem
mot sure

[Drlawgr]

Dear Chiefzeke,
did you check the led on the back? Were they on, even though you were getting the big red X on your screen?
I pulled the PC out of the plug today because I needed the AC plug for something else, and I cannot get connected to the net after that... I get the big red X on my screen, and the leds on the back are not lit...
I checked the Network adapter in my BIOS and was on... I installed the drivers again... nothing...

When checking in Device Manager, the network adapter is not present...

Oh, forgot to mention that when I replugged my PC and tried to turn it on, it wouldn't... everything starts for 5-6 seconds (all fans, etc), and then it turns itself off... after a few seconds, it restarts itself on, then off again, etc... I pushed the CMOS button on the back for some 10 seconds, then turned it on, went into Bios to fix the settings (especially to check that LAN is enabled), and then reboot... PC reboot ok, but still big red X on my screen, and the leds on the back do not light up...

I also tried your info... turn it off, pulled the plug, wait for 15+ minutes... then it wouldn't boot again... had to do the whole CMOS thing again...

What is going on? What else should I try? Maybe my board went bad, and I should buy a PCI card adapter???