GA Z77X-D3H LAN Driver causing BSOD

[po4h3nh4]

Thank you very much for your reply and effort, dmdilks, but following the link you provide, I can't see any reference to install a separate PCI-E card. This is somenthing I also had considered, though. But I am not very happy, by having to purchase an auxiliary Ethernet card to compensate the failure of a part of a brand new MoBo. Whatever a hardware or driver failure may be. Someone seems not to be reliable.

[cjapeterborough]

Have you thoroughly tested your ram -if you are running 4 x 4gb this can be tricky to get a 100% stable with Ivy B
and usually needs some voltage tweaks in my experience as the cpu imc's can be variable.

You can run the latest memtest86  which catches most problems........

[dmdilks]

I can't see any reference to install a separate PCI-E card. This is somenthing I also had considered, though. But I am not very happy, by having to purchase an auxiliary Ethernet card to compensate the failure of a part of a brand new MoBo. Whatever a hardware or driver failure may be. Someone seems not to be reliable.

You have one PCI slot put in there unless you are using it. Just get a cheap Nic card.

I understand what you are saying, but till somebody can fix. You might have to go that route.

I did find this: http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/229520-random-bsods-general-slowness-when-ethernet-under-load.html

[po4h3nh4]

Have you thoroughly tested your ram -if you are running 4 x 4gb this can be tricky to get a 100% stable with Ivy B
and usually needs some voltage tweaks in my experience as the cpu imc's can be variable.

You can run the latest memtest86  which catches most problems........

Thanks for your advice. I have not tested RAM, I have 2 x 8 GB Kingston DDR3 @1600 MHz sticks, new ones bought with MoBo.

I will run that test anyhow.

Past night I tested using the Onboard VCard, and the consequence wads similar: the PC hung some hours later (I have to check the time)although no giving BSOD, just the screen went pitch black and I had to reset. I will research tonight deeper.

[po4h3nh4]

You have one PCI slot put in there unless you are using it. Just get a cheap Nic card.

I understand what you are saying, but till somebody can fix. You might have to go that route.

I did find this: http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/229520-random-bsods-general-slowness-when-ethernet-under-load.html

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I am already using the only PCI slot available for a a Creative Audigy sound card I already had.  So I would have to find a PCI-E network card instead, wouldn't I?

And I have found this as well in this forum, another case with same driver in a Z77X-UD3H Mobo (very similar to mine, I believe)

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=13649.0

It seems I am not alone in the world. The more I read about this, the more I am convinced the LAN part of this otherwise excellent Mobo is porked, either because a bad design of the hardware or of the driver that manages Ethernet connection. What a pity!

Thank you all for your advice, and sorry for my writing or spelling mistakes.

[dmdilks]

You are doing fine on the English and this something you should look for. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704060