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Alright...I hope i can explain my little problem here without confusing anyone because for the most part I am a big dummy when it comes to computers. Lets start by saying that I was, and still am, interested in running a dual boot system on my pc and somewhere along the way I contracted a macro virus and pretty much killed my hard drive. I then went on e-bay and decided to just start from scratch and ended up purchasing a D1675 fijitsu-siemens motherboard that is running a 1.7 GHz processor. I accompanied this with a 400 MHz DDR RAM stick. Well, upon arrival, I received the board with a disc that was for a FlashBIOS update. I think i installed the update corectly considering I no longer get the "CPU patch not installed" message upon bootup anymore. For some reason though...I had to spend 2 days trying to figure out how to use this damn disc for reason being that any dics I use on my D: drive is not being read due to some I/O error. Only reason I know itsan I/O error is cause my error bubble says so. LOL. Anywho...I had to boot this disc from my CDRW (E:) and run it from there. Moreover, I finally installed the damn patch and wanted to put Win Xp on my Seagate ATA 40 GB hard drive and then put some form of Linux on my next Seagate ATA 40 GB hard drive. I say some form of Linux because up until about 2 months ago I thought Microsoft was my only option. LOL. Any ITs' reading this are either closing this thread in disgust or laughing themselves wet in the pants. I guess my problem to date is, aside from my DVD drive not working is the fact that I used my Linksyscd to download the drivers for the internet and I am having some trouble. First off, I am 1 of 2 client computers being hosted by a main computer, that of which belongs to my parents and I am being denied access to the internet cause I am not labeled a current user on their account. Next, when I enter into my Device Manager, I have a tree listed unknown devices. One is Dell A920, which is my printer. I haven't gotten around to downloading my drivers from that disc yet. Another is labeled "Network Controller", (I assume this is where my IE is having problems) and the last one is listed "Universal Serial Bus Controller." If anyone understands what the hell i just explained or possibly needs further explanation, get back to me PPLLLEEEEAAAAASE!

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Good call — getting the board vendor drivers is the right first move. Practical, ordered steps for to get the network, USB and optical drives usable after a BIOS flash:

Start by identifying the unknown devices. In Device Manager open each Unknown Device -> Properties -> Details -> Hardware Ids and copy the first line (it looks like PCI\VEN_XXXX&DEV_YYYY). That value lets you find the exact driver; Microsoft explains how to do this here: . Use the hardware ID to search a PCI database if needed.

Driver install order matters: install the motherboard chipset/INF first, then the LAN (network) driver, then USB controllers, then IDE/PATA controller and finally device-specific drivers (printer, DVD). Chipset drivers allow Windows to enumerate onboard controllers correctly, which will convert those “Unknown” icons into named devices you can update. If the board vendor page has a single “chipset” or “platform” package, install it first.

Because the BIOS was flashed, check BIOS settings next: verify the onboard LAN is enabled and that IDE channels detect the hard drives and optical drive. A BIOS reset can change IDE modes or disable devices. For the optical drive I/O error, try swapping the IDE cable, check master/slave jumpers or put the drive on the other IDE port, and test the drive in another PC if possible.

Network troubleshooting: once the NIC driver is installed, run ipconfig /all to confirm a valid IP (not a 169.254.x.x APIPA address), and ping the gateway to verify connectivity. If the internet is via a parent PC acting as the gateway (ICS), ensure that machine’s sharing/service is running and its firewall allows ICS. If USB remains unavailable (so you cannot copy drivers), use the working CDRW to burn the driver files or temporarily attach the HDD to the parent PC to install drivers. A low-cost PCI network card can also be a quick fallback if onboard LAN drivers fail.

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You can get your ethernet adapter drivers here
Not sure about your USB.

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