[ale] Lost nic with new system

[Jim]

Barlow, Jim D wrote:
>>   
>> Calvin is exactly right in his suggestion to reset the BIOS to factory
>> after upgrade.   I work with many early test systems that receive
>> multiple BIOS revisions.  Sometimes there is a legacy setting that
>> prevents SOME aspects of the board from operating correctly. Resetting
>> the BIOS to factory defaults after an upgrade resolves a lot of these.
>> The more complicated the BIOS gets over time in the number of switches
>> and settings contained in the BIOS (VT, Core enablement, Management,
>> etc) the more this is happening.   
>>
>> Resetting the BIOS via hardware is the chipset equivalent of rebooting
>> your PC, as the first run after the reset initializes many NVRAM
>> settings.
>>
>> Also, keep in mind that there could be initialization microcode that
>> executes within modern chipsets after a factory reset.  Chipsets are
>> sprouting internal logic and processors for management, i/o filtering,
>> and of course, graphics. 
>>
>> - Jim
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OK you've convinced me, I'll do that the next time I power the beast off.

Thanks,
Jim.