Freshly-built PC isn't connecting to internet via Ethernet. Is it a mobo driver issue? If so, which?

I just built my own Windows 10 computer with a Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard from Asus , but when I installed windows and connected an ethernet cord to the router, I'm not connected even though it works when attached to a different device. I know my motherboard came with a CD for drivers, which I suspect may need to be installed for the ethernet to work (the ethernet port from the mobo probably needs the software driver to run, right?) But I don't have an optical drive, so I'm trying to download the drivers to a usb on a separate computer. The problem is that there's over 90 different ASUS drivers for that motherboard, and I have no idea which of them I need to use or not. I do not yet have a wi-fi card or connection. How can I get connected to the internet?

Thanks in advance.

2 Answers

There are at least three solutions for this:

1. Read the motherboard manual. It will tell you which onboard NIC is used (e.g. an Intel 219).
2. Or googled it with the precise motherboard model.
3. Or open the start menu (right click in the windows logi since windows 10). Select "run" and type devmgmt.msc. That will open the device manager. It probably has a triangle with a yellow exclamation mark near several devices. Find the one which is for your NIC and use another computer to put that driver on a pendrive so that you can install it.

If it is this motherboard then the NIC is an Intel I219V. So finding the driver should be easy. And once it has a working Ethernet connection it might automatically update most other drivers on its own.

Hi I had the same issue but i fixed it like this...

Since the hardware is connected but the drivers are missing you just need the drivers Also there are so many of them how to know which is the one that is a signed driver for your Lan connection right? Here's how:

Open the run window using Win + R key. Type devmgmt.msc. it will open Device manager. Now look for "Network Adapters" there. Select your Lan Connection Adapter something like " xyz ethernet adapter" Now right click on it and select "Properties". After the go to "Details" tab. Then next you need to select the "Property" value as " Hardware Ids" in the drop down. Once done you will see the "Value" box below in the same window. It will have 4-5 or less values in rows. Select the top one. It will be something like : "PCI\VEN_15AD&DEV_07B0&SUBSYS_07B015AD&REV_01" Copy this and on a different laptop search for this value on google. It will give you the results for drivers download for this. Download the driver on the laptop. Save it in a bootable drive or hard disk. Connect the hard disk to your pc. Again go to Device Manager and click on Update Driver for the Lan Adapter. Select the option as Let me choose. Then select choose from a location on the PC. Go to the folder where the driver is saved in your hard disk. Load the driver and finish the install. Reboot the PC once done. And you are good to go. Now the PC will identify the LAN connection as trhe drivers are installed. Let me know if this helps.. :-)