Brar

I just reformatted my friends laptop, but I'm having a problem with the ethernet driver.
It is a emachines M5309
http://www.emachines.com/support/pro...es&model=M5309

the network drivers from emachines.com doesn't work and I've tried the ones from broadcom. Anyone have any ideas on what driver I can use? and no this laptop does not have wireless. Thanks

Chefboiali

how about the software disc that came with it?

I know... like anyone really keeps those.

MPerson

Try this.
http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=209534

Brar

that worked, thanks
but the internet doesn't work... :doh: lol

Brar

ok so I opened up the laptop and the ethernet/modem connection isn't soldered anymore.
I'm thinking of having him get a ethernet port that goes into the cardbus slot... the laptop has a "PCMCIA Slot (Card Bus type I and type II)"
I'm on right now newegg but don't know which section to go under :/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...hernet+Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...hernet+Adapter

dom93hatch

Can you try either one or the other?

Brar

you mean buy both and return the one that doesn't work?

tony

2 problems
1. you're running windows
2. you have an emachine

k3ifers

i could never get the wireless on my hp laptop to work after i formatted

oh well.