The ethernet adapter on the P5N-MX allows for broadband access to the Internet.
The ASUS P5N-MX motherboard, designed to support Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Pentium 4 and other Intel CPUs with a LGA775 socket, is built on the nVidia nForce 610i chipset and includes many nVidia components, including an nVidia Ethernet Adapter. This allows you to connect to the Internet via a broadband connection. When installing this motherboard, you may have issues installing the drivers to activate this part of the board. There is a workaround that you can do, which is relatively quick and easy to complete.
Instructions
1. Connect your USB Storage Drive to a secondary PC that has Internet access.
2. Download the Ethernet Drivers for the P5N-MX motherboard from nVidia's website. When selecting the drivers, be sure that you have "nForce" as the product type, "nForce 6" as the product series and "nForce 610i/GeForce 7050" as the product itself. From here, select your operating system and click "Search."
3. Open your "My Computer" screen and double-click on the USB Storage Drive to open it in a new window. Now open your "My Documents" window and locate the .exe file you have downloaded. Once found, click and drag it to the window for your USB Drive to copy the file.
4. Unplug the USB drive from the secondary computer and plug it into the PC that you're attempting to activate the nVidia Ethernet Adapter for.
5. Open your "My Computer" window and double-click the USB Storage Device icon to open the corresponding window. From here, click and drag the .exe file to your desktop.
6. Double-click the .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers. From here, restart your PC to complete the process and gain access to the Internet.
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