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02-13-2017 07:30 AM
the realtek network contoller was not found
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02-13-2017 05:07 PM
Hi @sonu22,
Welcome to HP Forums,
this is a great place to get support, find answers and tips,
Thank you for posting your query, I'll be more than glad to help you out 🙂
As I understand you are getting an error message network controller not found on your HP notebook. Don't worry as I have a few steps which should help you to resolve this issue,
To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details:
Have you made any software or hardware changes on the PC?
Was there any update/reset interrupted, recently?
What is the Operating System installed on the PC?
Have you performed any troubleshooting steps performed before posting this on HP forums?
In the meantime, please try these steps here:
Perform a Hard reset on the Notebook.
Perform a Bios, chipset and network drivers update, using this link (Please choose the OS)
Please respond to this post with the details of the troubleshooting results for further assistance. I'll look forward to hearing from you,
Feel free to post your query for any other assistance as well,
It's been a pleasure interacting with you and I hope you have a good day ahead.
If you wish to show appreciation for my efforts,
mark my post as Accepted Solution.
And click on the Purple Thumbs up icon at the bottom of my comment.
Regards,
Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee
02-13-2017 05:07 PM
Hi @sonu22,
Welcome to HP Forums,
this is a great place to get support, find answers and tips,
Thank you for posting your query, I'll be more than glad to help you out 🙂
As I understand you are getting an error message network controller not found on your HP notebook. Don't worry as I have a few steps which should help you to resolve this issue,
To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details:
Have you made any software or hardware changes on the PC?
Was there any update/reset interrupted, recently?
What is the Operating System installed on the PC?
Have you performed any troubleshooting steps performed before posting this on HP forums?
In the meantime, please try these steps here:
Perform a Hard reset on the Notebook.
Perform a Bios, chipset and network drivers update, using this link (Please choose the OS)
Please respond to this post with the details of the troubleshooting results for further assistance. I'll look forward to hearing from you,
Feel free to post your query for any other assistance as well,
It's been a pleasure interacting with you and I hope you have a good day ahead.
If you wish to show appreciation for my efforts,
mark my post as Accepted Solution.
And click on the Purple Thumbs up icon at the bottom of my comment.
Regards,
Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee