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pc dont have ethernet.

Placebo · 2004-03-05 19:09:18

downstairs desktop doesnt have ethernet, i always though it did, only has 2 small phone line inputs, anyway need one so that can get a network running at home, to share broadband, now if i go get an ethernet card, would it work with my pc or what ? i`ve never opened my pc before, so is there a special slot of it, would…

05-03-2004 7:09pm

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Placebo

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downstairs desktop doesnt have ethernet, i always though it did, only has 2 small phone line inputs, anyway need one so that can get a network running at home, to share broadband, now if i go get an ethernet card, would it work with my pc or what ?
i`ve never opened my pc before, so is there a special slot of it, would motherboard support it ?
i got pc back in 2001, its a Dell Dimension 8100.

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#2 05-03-2004 7:25pm

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Yeah, any PCI ethernet card will work in it, they're very cheap. Your motherboard should have 4 or 5 PCI slots, probably with a modem or something in one of them already. Just slot the PCI card in (make sure its seated properly) and screw the backplate down onto the case.

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