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HP Slimline Desktop - 260-p026 (ENERGY STAR)
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I'm having internet connectivity problems. My ISP tech told me my NIC is dying. What do I do now?

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@TonyFromArizony 

 

The specs of your machine is

 

        https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c05115048

 

It has both wired and wireless adapters. Normally NIC is for wired port which is built in the motherboard (in this case). It only has

 

  • Expansion Slots:
    • One PCI-E (GEN 3) x16 socket
    • One M.2 socket 1, key A  (occupied by wireless card now)

 

Therefore the best option for wired network now is to use a standard USB - NIC adapter. I'm using the following one (for one of  my notebooks) and I've got 3 more USB 3.0 ports

 

             https://www.aliexpress.com/i/33011587391.html

 

Regards.

BH
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@TonyFromArizony 

 

The specs of your machine is

 

        https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c05115048

 

It has both wired and wireless adapters. Normally NIC is for wired port which is built in the motherboard (in this case). It only has

 

  • Expansion Slots:
    • One PCI-E (GEN 3) x16 socket
    • One M.2 socket 1, key A  (occupied by wireless card now)

 

Therefore the best option for wired network now is to use a standard USB - NIC adapter. I'm using the following one (for one of  my notebooks) and I've got 3 more USB 3.0 ports

 

             https://www.aliexpress.com/i/33011587391.html

 

Regards.

BH
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