How to enable a network adapter in AMI, Award, Phoenix and UEFI BIOS

A network adapter, or, as it is also called, a network card in modern computers is always built into the motherboard. This component serves to provide access to the open Internet, it is in it that you insert the Ethernet cable. By default, it is always on, but sometimes there are failures that lead to deactivation of the work. This article will tell you how to enable a network adapter through BIOS. In total, we consider three methods, since there are three BIOS interfaces that are significantly different from each other.

Advice

Before starting to talk about how to turn on the network adapter in BIOS, it is worth mentioning some nuances that, to one degree or another, can help to solve the problem.

You need to understand that there are many versions of BIOS and each of them is somewhat different from the other. The article will talk about four common ones, but this does not guarantee that your BIOS will be among them. In any case, read the instructions that will be presented below, and on their basis understand the main principles for enabling the desired option.

If you are not sure that the problem lies directly in the disabled settings in the BIOS, then first try to correct the situation within the operating system itself. First install or update the driver on the network adapter. Most often, this helps in solving the problem.

Inclusion in AMI

So, having figured out all the nuances and warnings, you can go directly to the instructions on how to turn on the network adapter in BIOS. And initially we will analyze the algorithm of actions in the AMI version.

1. First of all, enter the BIOS itself. To do this, when you start the computer, you must press a special key. On different computer models, it is different - from F2 to F12 or Delete.
2. Once in the BIOS, go to the Advanced tab. Use the arrows on the keyboard to move.
3. In it, open the “OnBoard Device Configuration” menu, highlighting this item and pressing the Enter button.
4. Going to the new menu, find the option “OnBoard Lan Controller”. Make sure that the “Enable” value is opposite it. If “Disable” is set, this means that the network card is turned off. In this case, change the indicator by pressing Enter on it and selecting the desired item in the window that appears.
5. Save the changes by pressing F10 and confirming your actions.

Now you know how to enable a network adapter in BIOS, but this is for AMI, so we will move on to viewing other versions.

Inclusion in Award / Phoenix

BIOS Award and Phoenix are put together for a reason. The fact is that Phoenix is ​​essentially a slightly modernized Award, but their interface remains the same, so the instruction will be general. By the way, if you want to learn how to turn on the network adapter in the BIOS of ASUS, then this instruction is for him.

1. Enter directly into the BIOS itself. To do this, when starting the computer, press one of the following keys: F2, F5 or Delete.
2. From the main menu, go to the “Integrated Peripherals” section. Highlight it and press Enter.
3. In it, in a similar way, you must already go to another section - “OnChip Device Function”.
4. In the menu that opens, you need to find the item “OnBoard Lan Device” and switch it to “Auto”. To do this, select the line, press Enter and in the window that appears, highlight the item "Auto" and press Enter again.
5. Save your changes by going to the main menu by pressing the Esc key and selecting “Save & Exit Setup”.

Now you know how to enable a network adapter in Award and Phoenix BIOS. Well, now on to the third variation of the Setup Utility.

UEFI inclusion

For most users, the problem is the answer to the question of how to enable a network adapter in BIOS with a UEFI graphical shell, since its interface is completely different.

1. Log in to UEFI. Most often, this happens by pressing F8 at startup.
2. Go to the “Advanced” tab. You can already use a mouse for this. Note that if there is no such item, then you need to press the F7 key so that it appears.
3. Find the “OnBoard Device Configuration” menu item and click on it.
4. Find the line “Lan Controller” and in the drop-down list next to it, select “Enable”.
5. Go to the “Exit” tab and exit UEFI, saving all your changes.

This is how simple it is to enable a network card in UEFI. This is done, as you can see, an order of magnitude easier than in other methods, since there is a graphical interface.