Hello guys, I sure hope you can help me; I bought a computer and found I couldn't connect it with my other computer because it runs windows 2000 and my old one is windows xp so I put windows xp on it and now there are a few missing drivers including my ethernet controller. If I could get on the internet I could probably get the others, I bought a Dell-Optiplex GX270 Pentium 4 HT. So does anyone think they can help me, to late to turn back now lol.
Okay when I go to device manager under properties it says unknown manufacturer, location PCI bus1, device 12, function 0 if that means anything.
what is the service tag number on that dell ?
you can find it by looking on the side or back of the machine.
enter that number here and see if it calls up a network driver if it does thats the ethernet controller your missing.
http://support.euro.dell.com/support/dow...l=en&s=gen
Hey I went to the Dell site and got it figured out. Thanks davey
hey louise21611 i have the same problem as you I installed windows xp professional and now i am missing the ethernet controller device driver. I am also missing a couple more drivers, but I am more concern with the ethernet one because i am not able to connect to the internet without it.
please help!
nevermind i figured it out
nevermind i figured it out
How did you figure it out? I have the same problem.
look at the list at dell for a network / lan driver
that is the common name for a ethernet driver