Ethernet not working on motherboard
Asking here in hope of answers. My motherboard (an Intel DQ45CB) has non-functional Ethernet since I changed cases. It acts like no cable is plugged in. Sometimes it'll even change link state, with or without a cable plugged in. The lights on the back of the port don't seem to light up either. Any ideas?
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Otherwise, I'd say maybe you knocked it loose when changing the case. Take the board out and inspect the solder joints.
Gonna ask an obvious question here; Is it a cheap case you're using?
I've had that happen with another board, in which case I snapped the tab out and it works. I don't think it's the joints, as the USB ports on the same block work fine.
The USB ports don't use the exact same solder points though. It's possible it's just partially damaged.
Will check the joints later.