Thanks for the link.

I remember activating during original install,so I'll follow the procedure listed for a hardware change once I get the new motherboard installed and Windows 10 up and running...

I'll try that as a last resort before giving up, but it seems as though I managed to brick a new motherboard within 2 months, which is pretty much what I had feared.

Thank you so much for your...

I'm afraid that I'm much more adept at Windows command line usage from the old DOS days than with Bash shell. It's probably a syntax error on my part, but I couldn't get the command you gave me to...

Yes, but I'm not sure they're helpful. Back before I realized that the usb ports weren't working in Bios and I thought that the faults might be software related, I deleted the original Linux o/s...

PolarNettles,

Thanks for the reply.

I left the cmos battery out for around 4 minutes or so.

In the Windows o/s, device manager, ever since the problem originally occurred, I have only one...

I have a custom pc I built a few months ago; had a prior issue with the onboard Lan not being functional d/t a driver problem; I bought a usb ethernet adapter, which allowed internet access and the...

Sorry for the confusion re: adapters.

The onboard ethernet port from the motherboard is not being used, although it would of course be my preference. As I mentioned in post #7, I can download...

Since the BSOD error has not re-occurred, I will go ahead and use the pc normally and see what happens. I would like to keep the thread open for another day or two in case the error repeats, but for...

An update:
After my original post, I went into Windows 10 device manager to double check for errors, and found the Intel Network Adapter driver listed, with a yellow error warning. It had not...

axe0,

The USB device is a usb 3.0 gigabit adapter from amazonbasics, when I purchased it, the device was listed as being compatible with Windows 10. Driver is Asix AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit...

axe0;

Thank you for the reply. I want to be sure I understand: when you write new ethernet adapter, you are referring to the usb ethernet adapter and its driver, not to the onboard network...

I have a custom pc build. Full install of Windows 10 64 1 week ago. Only issue during install was with the Gigabyte Z370 HD3 motherboard- network adapters would not be recognized by windows. ...