Q (
189):
I have AM2NF6G-VSTA/ALiveNF6G-DVI motherboard. The onboard LAN does not work properly under Windows
® Vista™. How can I solve this?(12/19/2006)
A:If you encounter this problem, there are two solutions you can choose, pls. select either one at your convenience.
Solution1
Please flash BIOS to P1.70 or later for AM2NF6G-VSTA and P1.60 or later for ALiveNF6G-DVI.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=AM2NF6G-VSTA#bios
https://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=ALiveNF6G-DVI#bios
Solution2.
Or please refer following steps to re-write MAC address under Windows
® Vista™.
Step1: Check MAC address.
When system boot up, press "F2" to enter BIOS setting.
Boot-> "Boot settings Configuration" -> set "Boot From Onboard LAN" to "enable".
Press "F10". System will restart.
Please "F11" and select "NVIDIA Boot Agent".
![](/support/faq/20061219-02.jpg)
Then you will see MAC address, pls. record it with no space for later usage.
![](/support/faq/20061219-03.jpg)
Step2: Boot system into Window Vista
Right click "Computer" and click "Properties"
![](/support/faq/20061219-04.jpg)
Step3:
Click "Device Manager"
![](/support/faq/20061219-05.jpg)
Step4:
Click "Continue"
![](/support/faq/20061219-06.jpg)
Step5.
Right click "Networking Controller" and click "Properties".
![](/support/faq/20061219-07.jpg)
Step6:
Choose "Network Address" in "Advanced " folder.
Write "MAC Address" which got from step1 into Value item.
Then click "OK".
![](/support/faq/20061219-08.jpg)