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There must be people here who remember me discussing about lightning affecting my neighbour's appliances. Now it seems that I am also a victim.
But in my case, the problem is different: the lightning has come up through the cable of broadband connected to my PC, thereby burning the LAN card.
Now, I opened up the cabinet, and the LAN card is connected to the motherboard, as shown below:
It is evident that I won't be able to change the LAN card without desoldering the one fixed to the motherboard, and I'm in no mood to play with the motherboard.
I was searching for LAN card online, and found a few, like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9R7FNK/?tag=pfamazon01-20. I want to fit it in one of these ports:
The question is, will that work? I have a 100Mbps broadband connection.
As per amazon user reviews, I won't need a CD for installation.
But in my case, the problem is different: the lightning has come up through the cable of broadband connected to my PC, thereby burning the LAN card.
Now, I opened up the cabinet, and the LAN card is connected to the motherboard, as shown below:
It is evident that I won't be able to change the LAN card without desoldering the one fixed to the motherboard, and I'm in no mood to play with the motherboard.
I was searching for LAN card online, and found a few, like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9R7FNK/?tag=pfamazon01-20. I want to fit it in one of these ports:
The question is, will that work? I have a 100Mbps broadband connection.
As per amazon user reviews, I won't need a CD for installation.