P67 UD7 Lan ports, lan works, no internet after reboot

[Jeffro_Home]

This is driving me crazy.  If I restart or cold boot this machine, I have no internet access.  I can connect to other computers on my network, and they can connect to the internet, but not my new UD7/sandy bridge.

I have to manually disable the lan ports in device manager and then reinable them before the internet works.

I tried using @bios to flash my bios to ver 6, but the program hangs.. and windows wants to close it.  I currently using ver 3 bios.

Any suggestions about my network dilemnna?  Thanks.

[PeterT]

What some of us have found on other P67 motherboards is that you can't skip BIOS revisions.... Also do ensure that you are using the most current version of @BIOS; which might NOT be the one on the disk supplied with the motherboard.

[Dark Mantis]

Yes Peter is correct there has been a problem with the supplied @BIOS program and the new one is needed to run the first BIOS update. After that you should be ok to use QFlash as per normal.  Also update in increments if you are making any large jumps.

[Jeffro_Home]

I was able to use @bios to flash to version 4.  According to Gigabyte, it next jumps to version 6.  I tried flashing for 4 to 6 and had the same issue, Win7 treated it as a non-working program and wanted to kill it.  It does this after @bios runs for about 10 seconds.

My MAIN issue with this board, or with Win7 Ultimate, is that every time I reboot this thing, or cold boot (or use the reset key), when I log into my desktop, my network icon has a yellow exclamation and says "no internet access".  However, I can still connect to other computers via sharing or remote deskop, and the other computers have internet.  I've also tried two differen routers, same results.

So my quickfix is boot into windows, disable the LAN connection, then reenable it, and the internet works just fine until next reboot.

I have seen this issue reported elsewhere, but there's no real help or solutions (except for the quickfix I already described).

I tried to install a PCI ethernet card (3com) and Win7 didn't have drivers for it, I am losing fast as this new build.  The computer is awesome, except for this thorn in my side.

Please let me know if you can help.

[Dark Mantis]

When you say it shows the LAN port as disabled does that apply to both of them?

[Jeffro_Home]

The LAN port isn't disabled.  It just has no internet activity.  I can connect to other computers on my network, and THEY can connect to the internet, but UNTIL I disable the LAN port on the UD7 board and reenable it, I will not have internet access on this computer.

I have installed Win7 ultimate twice and this problem always comes back.

[Bradleyo]

Also update in increments if you are making any large jumps.

Sorry to hi-jack this thread, but do you have to do incremental bios updates if you use the DOS-based FLASHSPI to update the bios before installing Win7?  Doesn't each bios update contain the previous revision updates as well?  I just ordered a P67A-UD3P board, and want to know what the best bios procedure is for updating the bios before installing Windows. Should I update one-by-one, or can I jump to the newest beta from the original?
Thanks.

[F5BJR]

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I think that is not a motherboard problem because you can connect anothers computers in your network

at first test with a IP fixed

Pierre

[Dark Mantis]

Also update in increments if you are making any large jumps.

Sorry to hi-jack this thread, but do you have to do incremental bios updates if you use the DOS-based FLASHSPI to update the bios before installing Win7?  Doesn't each bios update contain the previous revision updates as well?  I just ordered a P67A-UD3P board, and want to know what the best bios procedure is for updating the bios before installing Windows. Should I update one-by-one, or can I jump to the newest beta from the original?
Thanks.

Hi
Generally you only need to use the latest update that you require as they are all included. If you are planning a huge jump it is safest to make a couple of smaller updates in betweeen. However there was a bit of a glitch in this chipsets original BIOS and it wouldn't accept updating with the BIOS utilities and @BIOS the Windows program had to be used for the first update instead. This is contrary to our normal advice but in this case it seems there was no option.

[Bradleyo]

However there was a bit of a glitch in this chipsets original BIOS and it wouldn't accept updating with the BIOS utilities and @BIOS the Windows program had to be used for the first update instead. This is contrary to our normal advice but in this case it seems there was no option.

According to Gigabyte's website, either @BIOS or FLASHSPI can be used for the first update. Is this incorrect?  Have people had problems with the initial bios using FLASHSPI as well?  It is my understanding the only problems have come when using Q-Flash; I haven't read of anyone having problems using FLASHSPI. 

[Dark Mantis]

Not to my knowledge but I am just going on the information I have received and passing it on.

[Bradleyo]

Per Gigabyte in the flash download section:

"* Please use the latest @BIOS or FLASHSPI.EXE to reflash BIOS"

My plan is to use the DOS-based FLASHSPI to update to F6b bios on the P67A-UDP3 since I want to have the bios updated before installing Win7. 

My experience in the past with Windows OS and bios updates- is that after each bios update Windows will "re-recognize" your hardware- this creates additional hardware entries in your registry- which then I have had lead to device conflict problems.  So whenever I install a new bios, I also do a clean install of Windows; it seems like a waste of time to install Windows, just to use the @BIOS software to update the bios, then go back and re-install Windows again.  Especially when you can simply create a bootable USB DOS flash stick, boot to DOS, then flash the bios.  A lot quicker, easier, safer and cleaner IMO.

[Dark Mantis]

I would be totally in agreement normally and you will find I am always banging on about not using @BIOS. I must drive many members mad with it. But as you mention it is the safety aspect, I have seen too many boards bricked because of a bad update.

[Bradleyo]

I would be totally in agreement normally...

I don't see any reason not to continue with advocating DOS-based bios updating in this case.  Until anyone reports having problems updating with FLASHSPI, I don't see any reason not to recommend it, especially since Gigabyte themselves are saying that it can be used.

It makes sense... because if the bios is bad, then you don't want to use bios-based software like Q-Flash to update the bios.  However, since @BIOS and FLASHSPI update outside of bios... both should be safe to use.  

[Bradleyo]

I can confirm that updating bios with FLASHSPI works perfectly!

I created a bootable USB flash drive, put the autoexec.bat and bios onto it, then booted up... did the F12 and chose the USB drive as boot device... and it booted from the flash drive and automatically installed the beta bios.  Then after loading optimized settings, I rebooted and did the Alt-F12 to copy main bios to backup.  No problems at all.