Lenovo H415 - Came w/ windows 8, installed Windows 7, Realtek Ethernet onboard Code 10 cannot start
I recently purchased a Lenovo H415 that came preinstalled with Windows 8 which for many reasons I want no part of. I changed the BIOS to legacy mode and set all options accordingly and installed Windows 7, but found that no matter what driver I install for the Realtek Ethernet onboard, it always gives a CODE 10 Cannot Start Device
Has anyone else encountered and resolved similar problems? My typical instinct told me to seek a BIOS update or old BIOS to flash and get functionality back, but Lenovo's website has no BIOS files for this model. I'm desperate to get online. Any help is welcome. Thanks!
Has anyone else encountered and resolved similar problems? My typical instinct told me to seek a BIOS update or old BIOS to flash and get functionality back, but Lenovo's website has no BIOS files for this model. I'm desperate to get online. Any help is welcome. Thanks!
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Darr247, here is the Device ID from the area you instructed.
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Nobus, thanks not sure how you identified the driver so accurately. The specs on the system on CNET are different, but the driver worked. Thanks!
i looked at the network specs for your pc
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Yeah, but several of the H415's that I had looked at identified different realtek onboard adapters that gave me this code 10.
i must have a lucky hand then - or is it pc ?
It would have been easier if you had simply used Edit -> Copy in msinfo32 and then pasted it in here instead of making a screen grab.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pci%5Cven_10ec%26dev_8168
The first result tells what it is
https://www.google.com/search?q=RTL8168%2F8111+driver+site%3Arealtek.com
the first result is a page full of driver downloads for every operating system, with download servers for china, uk, hong kong and usa.
I guess I should stop trying to teach people how to fish.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pci%5Cven_10ec%26dev_8168
The first result tells what it is
https://www.google.com/search?q=RTL8168%2F8111+driver+site%3Arealtek.com
the first result is a page full of driver downloads for every operating system, with download servers for china, uk, hong kong and usa.
I guess I should stop trying to teach people how to fish.
On the left, expand Components
On the left, click on Problem Devices
On the right you should see the Realtek adapter listed... select the line with the Device ID on it, click Edit->Copy, then paste that string into a reply here, please.