gateway solo driver

hey folks, I'm having a serious problem finding an ethernet driver for a Gateway Solo 5300. It seems gateway don't list that particular driver for the solo with windows xp (sp3). I've looked in alot of my old haunts that have been reliable until now. I installed a new OS, and all the drivers but the ethernet were automatically installed. Help

 

Try this

Solo 5300 Xircom Mini-PCI combo card driver

http://support.gateway.com/support/...mbo card driver, version 2.00.3&uid=301470241

 

Download instuctions

Click link
Save To(somewhere you can find easily) ie. Desktop
when download is complete..open and extract files

Installation instructions

1) Open up Device Manager
2) Right click on your Ethernet.......click Update Driver
3) In Windows XP SP2, the Update Wizard will prompt to connect to the Windows Update
4) Select "No, not this time" and click Next
5) Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next.
6) Select "Search for the best driver in theses locations" and check "Include this location in the search"
7)Click Browse and select the location of downloaded driver
8) Click OK and click Next
9) Wait while the Wizard installs the software
10) Click Finish.

 

Hey Komodo, I've downloaded the driver, but the device manager doesn't show the ethernet device. It had one before I reinstalled, so what happened to it. I've never run across this before. I assumed this was always installed but without the driver. What now? Do you think the network adapter may be bad. I just noticed there are no lights with my cable plugged in.

 

Try going into your BIOS (Reboot and hit either F1 or F2) (should tell you which on start-up then arrow through and look for Onboard Ethernet..if disabled..Enable it...hit F10 then Y and reboot...If it was disabled windows should detect it on boot-up

 

Not 100% sure but might be under "Onboard Peripherals" under Network

 

Bios doesn't show the ethernet adapter and I went through everything

 

I'm in bios now and it's not showing much of anything. I've tried (main-advanced-security-power-and boot). It's not showing peripherials at all

 

Komodo, I just went into the system info and in the system summary it is showing the network adapter name as RAS Async Adapter and it says it is installed. So why is it showing nowhere else?

 

In Device Manager click on "View" the click on "show hidden devices"
does that show it?

 

Do you happen to have The System Restoration Kit CD that came with the computer?

If so try this
1 Place Disc 1 of the System Restoration Kit into your CD/DVD drive. The
System Restoration Kit program starts. Go to Step 5.
- OR -
If the program does not start automatically, go to Step 2.
2 Click Start, then select Run. The Run dialog box opens.
3 In the Open text box, type D:\RUNMENU.EXE (where D is the drive letter
of your CD/DVD drive).
4 Click OK. The System Restoration Kit program starts.
5 If the Welcome to the System Restoration Kit window opens, close it by
clicking OK.
6 Click the Reinstall tab.
7 If there is a Find More button at the bottom of the window, complete
the list of available device drivers by clicking Find More and following the
on-screen instructions.
8 Click Automatic Installation, then select multiple device drivers to reinstall.
- OR -
Click Manual Installation, then select a single device driver to reinstall.
9 Click Install.
10 Follow any additional on-screen instructions. Depending on the device
driver you are reinstalling, you may only need to restart your computer
to complete the installation. However, if a setup wizard opens when you
restart your computer, follow the on-screen instructions

 

Alright I'm back. Yes, device manager shows the network adapter when I click on view, and no I don't have restoration disk: bought at yard sale for $20.00.

 

Try uninstalling that network adapter then run the setup file (7511874b1.exe) that you downloaded from the link I gave you before

 

it won't uninstall-says it may be required to boot computer. If I reinstall XP, do you thinfk that would help?

 

Ok
When you downloaded that file that I gave you in the link did you just run the .exe file that it gave you or did you extract it first?

if you didnt extract it then try to....right click on 7511874b1.exe then click extract. then open the folder you extracted it to then go to Lan then 14419_PC99 then try running the setup.exe file in there

 

okay tried it again; still only shows up in hidden devices

 

Ok...try downloading Everest.here http://www.lavalys.com/support/downloads/

put it on a thumb drive or floppy...install on the SOLO comp then copy and paste what it gives you in notepad then bring it back to the pc your on and post it on here..PITA yes I know

 

you can try reinstalling windows...maybe it missed something when you reloaded it and it might fix it yes...worth a shot anyway...i'll keep trying to figure it out though just in case

 

Komodo, I've reinstalled with another disk; same results. I downloaded Everest; it don't show a network adapter either. All it shows is the modem. You do know that Everest has been discontinued;right? It will not copy to my computer. It only works from the flash drive

 

Oh yea, do you want this file sent to just majorgeeks,com; or where?

 

Komodo, do you think this laptop may have been hit by a power surge? That could have fried the ethernet if it hit the line(maybe?)

 

I am having the same problem.... has anyone figured it out yet ?

 

Do you have the same system? Gateway SOLO?

 

yes the same

 

Fixed...... thanks for the help