sb61g2 v4 nic card dead?

[machinedragon]

i just got a sb61g2v4 and it seems that the nic card on motherboard is not working , it claims that the network cable is unplugged , has anyone else had this issue , id like to free up my pci slot again that is currently used as a nic .

has anyone got any advice to try ,

steps i have taken ,
updated bios and all drivers ,
updated windows xp to current state ,
used multimeter to test pins , all pins show no current ,
used 3 different networks (hard wired )
used 5 different cables , rj45 cat5 and cat6
so i got fed up at this point and installed pci nic
but still wondering how to bring it back to life

[alsenior]

nics are usually the first thing to die on a system. the reason why they die so quick is that they are put to some dodgy voltages

[arthurleung]

If its physically broken the only way is to buy another NIC or replace your board.

[GJUK]

looks like the on-board nic is broken..if you want to free up the space then I think you need to invest in either a replacement motherboard (will be expensive) or get a USB network card......


GJUK

[machinedragon]

well , it figures , too bad there isint a way economically to get a better fix , would have loved to have put a ram drive in