I had a problem that my internet and LAN connection would suddenly go away without warning. My friend replaced the pci-express card and then it was okay for four or five months. After the problem came back he replaced the card again. It was all right for a few months but then after a while it failed again. Even when he replaced the card it still failed almost daily.
He thought the problem might be that the power supply was "going bad" and not putting out enough power. He replaced that for me - I don't remember if he replaced the card at the same time - but after that it worked for over a year. Now it's happening again, He replaced the card but it's still happening. My friend said it could be the new card is defective but other than that he's stumped as to why it's happening. Shutting down the computer and re-starting it each time makes it work until it happens again. Can anyone think of what else could be causing this?
The computer is an Inspiron 560.
He thought the problem might be that the power supply was "going bad" and not putting out enough power. He replaced that for me - I don't remember if he replaced the card at the same time - but after that it worked for over a year. Now it's happening again, He replaced the card but it's still happening. My friend said it could be the new card is defective but other than that he's stumped as to why it's happening. Shutting down the computer and re-starting it each time makes it work until it happens again. Can anyone think of what else could be causing this?
The computer is an Inspiron 560.