the thermal paste problems?
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6142_102-566411.html?messageId=5327186#message5327186
I'm wondering if there are more hardware problems along this journey. You don't give the error message but perhaps the ethernet card has failed?
Mark
Hello, I am (once again) having issues with my computer but this time I can not connect to the internet. For some unknown reason my computer cannot find my ethernet cable.
System Specs:
HDD: ST3250620A (IDE 250gb) + Samsung HD753LJ (SATA 750gb)
MB: (Unsure if correct) IBM ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Total RAM: 3.512 GB
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.20ghz
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 3700 series 1gb

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