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fishead · Feb 09, 2005

I reformated a pc for a friend and it doesn't detect the modem so can't get online. It has xp, and come to find out someone replaced the mb some time ago. It is a systemax pc and their website is not user friendly and finding the right driver is about impossible. I am wondering, even if I find the driver for that pc, will it even work since its a new mother board?

The guy that was working on his pc has all his discs, but he died last week. I would think the new mb would come with a disc with drivers...?

He may be able to get the discs from a relative but its not happening fast.

This pc, systemax, model name is tiger... that doesn't sound right but the only thing I can find on it. I have the s number but their website doesn't start with that, it just shows you drivers and find what you need from a garbled mess. Getting frustrated.

I could put in an old modem I have but I hate to part with it because I had similar problems after reformating my vista pc with new xp, would detect modem so had to use old one to get driver which is on cd but I still hate to part with it. Even if I got online with it in his pc I would never find the right driver on their sight. That pc really sucks, cheaply made. It has a phone number on the back to call, seems like a warning sign for trouble when they do that.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

fishead · Feb 09, 2005

I tried that. The modem had all kinds of yellow ??? marks.

I was finally able to find a place in that computer website to type in a serial number and get the drivers. I put in on cd so he will have them next time. I won't know if they will work till next week because he is going out of town.

You wouldn't believe that computer, its like all plastic. The sides have tabs broke off and it won't close well. I replaced one op drive and the tabs broke off and no screws were used to hold the optical drives in place. It came with almost nothing for software. This thing makes hp look good.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

fishead · Feb 09, 2005

Thanks, I'll try that if need be, uninstall and reboot. I do have a card type modem but I don't want to part with it, I may need it myself.

fishead · Feb 09, 2005

I can't find where to buy those modem cards anywhere for broadband.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

They come in prices from cheap to OH MY GOSH!

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CX-8139DII&cat=NET

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CX-8169SC&cat=NET

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=B011-012-PX03-PB&cat=NET

dontknow

fishead · Feb 09, 2005

I finally remembered they were called eithernet cards. They are cheap. I have an extra around somewhere I need to find so I don't have to pull that one I was using out of my pc.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

OH forgot this one! LOL

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106043

sunny

fishead · Feb 09, 2005

I went over there again, I am frustrated with that computer, the drivers didn't do the trick. I think it needs drivers from the new mother board company, there are probably discs that came with it but he doesn't have them. The video card and sound card don't work either, has yellow question marks for those three things. When the keyboard didn't work while trying to reformat I think it was a warning sign, it had to have an old style plug in. Trying to get him to just buy a new computer, I am tired of wasting time on this. If he can't get the disc with drivers it is a pain to have to try to find them elsewhere. I think it was a mistake to replace the mb to begin with, he should have just bought a new pc. I told him to take it somewhere else but I will try to get drivers with mb serial number in hand but don't have high hopes.

Then theres the original problem to consider, something fried the os, it wouldn't boot up, something caused this so could be soaking time into it for nothing. Also, I'm not sure if the copy of his OS is even the os that came with his pc, seems like this is from another pc, it has almost no software with it. He does have a backup on an external hd, but like I said, I am tired of messing with it (especially for free).