Network connectivity can be available through an onboard ethernet controller or an ethernet/NIC card. If you have a separate ethernet/NIC/network card, you need to obtain the drivers from the manufacturer of the card - even if the chip on the card is manufactured by VIA. The VT8231 and VT8233 southbridges, may be supplied with an integrated ethernet solution. To be sure, check the motherboard manual or the specifications of the mainboard on the manufacturer's web site. Other mainboards might have what is often referred to as a companion chip. That is an ethernet chip which is separate to the South Bridge. Check the motherboard manual or the specifications of the mainboard on the manufacturer's web site to find the chip ID (VT6105 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter for example) and obtain the drivers either from the motherboard manufacturer's web site or VIA Arena.
To install the driver, save any unsaved work and close all applications then click on the driver download link (above). Choose the "Save File" option and save it to your folder under Windows where you file your drivers. Unzip the file. (To unzip the file right click and highlight "Extract All") Then double click on the Setup.exe file to run the installation program. Follow the prompts and restart at the end of the installation.
For use with the following Product/s:
-> VIA Velocity™ VT6120, VT6122 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers ( VT6120 VT6122 )
Supported Operating Systems:
-> Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows CE.net 5.0, MAC OS, Windows XP 64-Bit, Linux XFree86 (Not distribution-specific), Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 95, DOS, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE.net 4.1/4.0 |
