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AX12 speed drops
M1000v2 I had a Nighthawk 7800 router that began experiencing internet speed drops. A friend who is an IT tech suggested I buy a new router since it was about 5 years old. I bought a Nighthawk AX12....
No everything is built into the motherboard. This has been the motherboard pattern for at least 10 years now. The only separate component needed is the video card if you don't to use the on board video.
Pzrldralt wrote:
No everything is built into the motherboard. This has been the motherboard pattern for at least 10 years now. The only separate component needed is the video card if you don't to use the on board video.
It doesn't usually make a huge difference, but motherboard chips also come with their driver sets. And Asus doesn't always keep up with the latest and greatest.
It is particularly dilatory when it comes to graphics drivers. My Asus boards rarely get updates, but Intel keeps chugging them out.
Intel even has a utility that can check on drivers.
Intel® Driver & Support Assistant
One area where motherboard chips have caused issues in the past is in network support. There are times when it is worth tracking down the chipset and going back to the supplier to see if there are any newer drivers.
Realtek also supplies some of the audio chips that go into Asus boards. These can also get abandoned as soon as Asus has moved on to newer models.
I doubt if that would explain what you see. But I do try to check from time to time.
Just another user with time on their hands.
A driver check was done right away from Asus, Intel and MS. Only MS had an optional updated network driver which I installed. The Cat 6a cables arrived late last night so now we shall see.
The Realtek driver was updated when I found it. I have decided to put a TP-Link 2.5gig in the system and if that fails then a straight bypass to the PC ignoring the router all together.
What is the TP-Link 2.5 device?
This is a 2.5 gig WAN port for a PCIe slot.
Do you mean LAN port? Is this a PCIe ethernet card?
This is an PCIe 2.5gig Ethernet card.
Let us know if this works.
