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Hi,

I have a problem with my T60p.
The LAN adapter don't work and I have those messages at each boot of the laptop:

Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.24
PXE-E05: The LAN adapter's configuration is corrupted or has not been
initialized. The Boot Agent cannot continue._

and:

ERROR
Expansion ROM not initialized - PCI on Motherboard
Bus:00, Device:00, Function:00

Press <ESC> to continue

Anyone already have this problem?

Thanks.

Mathieu

It's probably not the solution, but check the boot-sequence in the BIOS.
Also, if the hard disk starts failing, (and/or there is also no CD/DVD) it may not be recognized by the BIOS and the BIOS then switches to the next boot-item, perhaps your LAN?

RealBlackStuff wrote:It's probably not the solution, but check the boot-sequence in the BIOS.
Also, if the hard disk starts failing, (and/or there is also no CD/DVD) it may not be recognized by the BIOS and the BIOS then switches to the next boot-item, perhaps your LAN?

I try to change settings in the BIOS.
By disabling some options, I can disable the error message but my Ethernet card still not working on Vista/XP/Ubuntu8.10.

Try and run PC Doctor, it has a test for Ethernet.
Can you connect via wifi?
Have you tried another ethernet cable?
Have you tried to reset your router?

RealBlackStuff wrote:Try and run PC Doctor, it has a test for Ethernet.

Done. The "Local Network Communication Test" failed.
From Vista, the problem appear to be a DHCP problem because the Network Card have the 169.x.x.x IP address.
I tried to set a static IP address but this didn't fix the problem.

RealBlackStuff wrote:Can you connect via wifi?

Yes

RealBlackStuff wrote:Have you tried another ethernet cable?

Yes

RealBlackStuff wrote:Have you tried to reset your router?

Yes and I have many devices that use this router (Wi-Fi + Ethernet) without any problem ... and my T60p use this router during 1 year without problem.

From what I found on Google, the problem came from the ROM of the Network Card ... the ROM have to be reset ... but I have no idea how to do that.

I recalled something like/similar to this. I stumbled on this:

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6122_102-0. ... ID=2750049

and there seems a comment about resetting BIOS to defaults and this from Intel:

http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-008018.htm

will this help? I surely don't know!

Those might be the answer to the OP's problem, good find!

WVZR1 wrote:I recalled something like/similar to this. I stumbled on this:

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6122_102-0. ... ID=2750049

and there seems a comment about resetting BIOS to defaults and this from Intel:

http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-008018.htm

will this help? I surely don't know!

Thanks, I tried this solution and the BIOS error message disappear but my network card still not work.