I Built this pc, so I understand Troubleshooting is difficult because not all systems are OEM built systems, but it was rather odd because I didn't have issues with prior systems with Windows 7 x64 or non-windows operating systems with this system. This Motherboard which has issues that stem from the NVIDIA nForce 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller which maybe linked to the socket AM3 processor combination.
System Specs:
AS Rock N68C-GS FX Socket AM3+ NVIDIA GeForce 7025 Micro ATX Motherboard
AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core FD6100WMGUSBX
GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
XFX HD-667X-ZNFQ Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16
200GB Seagate Barracuda ST320082 SATA2 8MB 7200RPM
HP LightScribe 1040d DVD Writer 20X ATA
LITE-ON LightScribe iHAS224-06 24X DVD Writer SATA
3.5" Internal Card Reader w/USB 2.0
COOLER MASTER
Elite 311 RC-311B-BKR420 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case /420W Power Supply
I thought I fixed the issue with these steps but the issue still occurs:
- Open 'Control Panel', Click on 'Network and Sharing Center' then click on 'Change adapter settings' in the left sidebar.
- Right click on your connection, usually 'Local Area Connection', then click properties.
- Click on the 'Configure' button, then the 'Advanced' tab.
The advanced options of the NVIDIA nForce 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller are listed under the Advanced tab:
Device sleep on disconnect
Flow Control
Interrupt Moderation
Low Power Idle Mode
Low Power State Link Speed
Network Address
Priority & VLAN
Reset PHY If Not In Use
Speed/duplex settings
VLAN Id
Wake on Magic Packet
Wake on pattern match
WakeOnLAN From PowerOff
- Go to 'Priority & VLAN' and change the value to 'Priority & VLAN Disable'.
- Click 'Ok' and restart your computer.
Originally it was set to 'Priority & VLAN' value 'Priority Enable'.
I tried to change the value to 'Priority & VLAN Enable', but then I could only connect on the network locally.
I haven't tested or know if the issue occurs with Windows XP 32-bit, XP x64, Vista 32-bit, Vista x64 or 7 32-bit builds. This issue could just be an isolated incident related to the x64 builds of Windows 7.
Before disabling
After disabling
I was able to see the power line adapter with the Netgear utility, and the other devices got a vaild IP address and connected to the internet but after the pc causing the issue came out of sleep the same issue occurred???