New Computer advice.

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Originally Posted by Jason1

So something went wrong with my Dad's computer recently. The broadcom controller just wont work, cant re-install drivers, ect. Therefore, the computer cant access the internet. And something is wrong with the PCI device or something. Also, it refuses to do a system rollback. Im pretty good with computers and to me it seems that stuff is just finally staring to go bad now, its over 7 years old.

What is the Broadcom controller, the PCI bus controller, or the network card? If it's just a dead network card, just pull out the old one and pop in a new one for some $20 and you're set. Hell, you can even get USB ones nowadays, which work fine (but going through the PCI bus is the fastest and most reliable way). And I never have trusted system rollbacks to be of any use, not the standard one that comes with Windows anyway.

And if all else fails, you can use the Dell restore disks.