zapbuzz wrote on 2026-01-30, 06:19:

Any help would be appreciated so I can finally finish up my rig.
I tried different PCI slots but they all do the same thing.

Are you sure you have RTL8139D card?
It's strange that the Windows installed a different driver than I experienced above
Re: Realtek RTL8139D PCI Network card on Windows Millennium

Try disabling unused devices in the BIOS:
- Onboard Serial Port 1 & Onboard Serial Port 2
- Onboard Parallel Port
- Game Port Address
- Midi Port Address

I always do this on my retro builds to free up IRQ-resources for Win9x.

ott wrote on 2026-02-05, 13:22:

Are you sure you have RTL8139D card? It's strange that the Windows installed a different driver than I experienced above Re: Rea […]
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zapbuzz wrote on 2026-01-30, 06:19:

Any help would be appreciated so I can finally finish up my rig.
I tried different PCI slots but they all do the same thing.

Are you sure you have RTL8139D card?
It's strange that the Windows installed a different driver than I experienced above
Re: Realtek RTL8139D PCI Network card on Windows Millennium

Try disabling unused devices in the BIOS:
- Onboard Serial Port 1 & Onboard Serial Port 2
- Onboard Parallel Port
- Game Port Address
- Midi Port Address

I always do this on my retro builds to free up IRQ-resources for Win9x.

yes its RTL8139D
yes disabled ports and stuff even usb

It doesn't matter if I install a driver or not it still says disabled by a windows driver

this is my NIC I have given up on this motherboard and did a return request to eBay because 2 network cards haven't worked and I think its malfunctioning.

Its a real pity this Gigabyte GA-6RX Socket 370 with a Pentium 3-T CPU is just dodgy dude said *never used* turns out it was wrong marketing should be *never used but abused*

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2026-02-05, 05:59:

LAN was an option (LSI 80223) but the AGP Pro power connector will have been a manufacturing update, introduced on later production runs. The attached pic is the only one I could find with the LAN option (power connector too) but a google search shows most pics without LAN, either with power connector or without (silkscreen / solder pads only)...

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I appreciate this but now I can't tell if power connector was removed oh well.

ott wrote on 2026-02-05, 13:04:

I have TP-LINK TF-3239DL (RTL8139D) and it worked out of the box. […]
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zapbuzz wrote on 2026-01-31, 08:31:

the RTL8139 Network cards have subversion lettering this one is RTL8139D I would like to hear from anyone whos windows Millennium has rejected this version

I have TP-LINK TF-3239DL (RTL8139D) and it worked out of the box.

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Windows ME recognized it as "Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" and installed the built-in driver.

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Also TP-Link branded driver (Realtek) works without issues.

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This probably isn't the best card for retro build, like all ethernet cards without hardware offloading. Pentium 3-733 (Coppermine S370) shows a network copy speed of only 4 MB/s (over FTP).

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That's interesting I was trying it on a Pentium III -T @ 1ghz and this tells me this motherboard is just cactus has to go back to its eBay seller. He's stopped talking to me now I've made a return request. Tried sending me a network card even though this mobo has a faulty RAM slot. *never used* he says.

ott wrote on 2026-02-05, 13:04:

This probably isn't the best card for retro build, like all ethernet cards without hardware offloading. Pentium 3-733 (Coppermine S370) shows a network copy speed of only 4 MB/s (over FTP).

I was wrong, the RTL8139D card can reach 10 MB/s with this CPU (733MHz).

The problem was with the disabled DMA mode in disk settings. After enabling it, the HDD speed returned to normal.