[mdlug] [TECH SUPPORT] Dell Latitude built-in ethernet

[Morris, Tim]

If all else fails, reset the BIOS to the defaults (or reflash) and see
if it still does not work. If I recall correctly (it's been a few years
since the C600) there are 2 connectors on the combo miniPCI card; modem
and LAN. Make sure they are both securely connected and the miniPCI
slot/card/modem/LAN is enabled in the BIOS. I don't have a C600 that I
can look at, so I can't tell you exactly which settings to look for.

Another quick test would be to throw a BartPE, Ubuntu, or some other
OS-on-a-disc into the drive and see if it enables the card. That will at
least tell us whether we should be diagnosing the OS or the BIOS.


--  Tim Morris - UGS PLM Software

-----Original Message-----
From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf
Of Carl T. Miller
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 5:28 PM
To: mdlug at mdlug.org
Subject: Re: [mdlug] [TECH SUPPORT] Dell Latitude built-in ethernet

Robert Meier wrote:
> Does anyone have good documentation on the meaning of the A23
settings?
> Does anyone have any suggestion better than my current plan of trial 
> and error?

The one thing you may want to check is the cables.  I recently worked on
a laptop and discovered that the keyboard no longer worked after
reassembly.  I had handled it gently, so I couldn't believe I had broken
it.  The only thing I could think to do was reseat the cable.  Even
though the cable looked right, I did reseat it and the keyboard has
worked perfectly ever since.

c


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