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surfer_bloke

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September 24th, 2005 17:00

Dimenson 4700 problems

Well Ive had my 4700 for nearly a year now and had no problems with it till i had a unexpected crash and had to re-format my hard drive and install windows again now when ever I switch it on i get a
 
Diskette drive 0 failure message with the options of pressing F1 or F2  now if I push F1 it loads windows up, and i proceded to go through all the disks I was given to reinstall my programes.  But now wen I try to install my broadband it tells me Ive no Ethernet cable ports even tho theres one pluged in to the back of my computer!!
 
Have I just missed a driver or doing something wrong? any help would be great.
 
thanks
  • rickmktg

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    Posted September 24th, 2005 18:00



    @surfer_bloke wrote:
    Well Ive had my 4700 for nearly a year now and had no problems with it till i had a unexpected crash and had to re-format my hard drive and install windows again now when ever I switch it on i get a
     
    Diskette drive 0 failure message with the options of pressing F1 or F2  now if I push F1 it loads windows up, and i proceded to go through all the disks I was given to reinstall my programes.  But now wen I try to install my broadband it tells me Ive no Ethernet cable ports even tho theres one pluged in to the back of my computer!!
     
    Have I just missed a driver or doing something wrong? any help would be great.
     
    thanks
     
    Did you install the Chipset driver?  Did you install the ethernet driver?
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    Posted September 24th, 2005 18:00

    I think so but just to make sure where would I find them ? on the V.9X/56K DATA/Fax modem software disk (which ive installed the whole disk but it says it has drivers on it) or the Dell Dimension Resource Disk ?
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    Posted September 24th, 2005 19:00



    @surfer_bloke wrote:
    I think so but just to make sure where would I find them ? on the V.9X/56K DATA/Fax modem software disk (which ive installed the whole disk but it says it has drivers on it) or the Dell Dimension Resource Disk ?


    All drivers are under the Product Support tab above, then Downloads.  The modem software would NOT include the network driver. 
  • mdeck09

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    Posted September 24th, 2005 19:00

    Hello.

    If you're looking for the chipset drivers, go here, these are what you're looking for.

    http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R79695.EXE
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    Posted September 24th, 2005 19:00

    Ok thanks guys Ive downloaded those drivers and i can find my ethernetpoets :) but im still getting the diskette drive 0 failure at start up.  Any ideas on this ?