No video driver present since a reformat and can't seem to download, motherboard is a k8m400 for an acer desktop

you can download the drivers from the below link

http://www.driverstock.com/ASUS-A8V-MX-driver-download/6-9-10210-81422/index.html


VIA K8M890 VGA Driver (32bit).
VIA/S3G UniChrome Family Display Driver V6.14.10.0227 for Windows 2000/XP/2003(WHQL)

There is Integrated Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit (RJ-45 LAN connector) present in your motherboard of Aspire T180.

What I could reacon from your question is that your Ethernet Driver is not installed. If you have the support CD then you can install it from there else you could download the driver fron the following site
by selecting your desktop model.

http://support.acer.com/us/en/product/family.aspx?c=2070


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Collect ALL the drivers for ALL the devices on the PC, go to the web site below and download all of them and put on a Memory Stick. Install Windows on re-formatted PC, when at Desktop for first time. Copy the drivers over to a folder say :\Drivers then run the Installers one by one. Usually start with any Motherboard drivers, and Reboot, (always reboot between each install). next the Video card drivers, then the Sound and then anything else. Remember with anything USB, DO NOT plug them IN before installing the driver, & rebooting first.

You ccan get drivers from the Intel web site:
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D865PERL/

the drivers changed.

RIGHT CLICK YOUR DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
choose PROPERTIES, SETTINGS
on left side at bottom there is a small rectangular dialogue box which allows you to select 16 bit, 32 bit, 256 colors, etc. choose 32-bit. REBOOT
also if you have an OFFBOARD VIDEO card you have to go to MFR website to download video card driver and resintall it. it is probably using default since there is no driver loaded for the video card.

If ONBOARD video you have to go to MOBO MFR and download CHIPSET drivers. download EVEREST HOME EDITION (last free version) 321 and RUN it. it will identify all chipset & mfr

Follow the link for driver downloads
http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/forms/portal20.cfm?website=AcerPanAm.com&siteid=7117&areaid=2&formid=3394#results
Mark
ps. thanks for the rating

http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDownload/Acer-Aspire-T180-Audio-Driver-Download-37473.html


Click on following link for Ethernet driver and click on External Mirror 1

http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDownload/Acer-Aspire-T180-LAN-Driver-Download-37475.html

u can download the driver for your acer pc for this site..

Just visit Foxconn's support website. They've got them all. just google : foxconn

and use common sense.

You can download the driver from this link http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Download.aspx?detailid=530&DetailName=Driver&DetailDesc=P4M800-M%20%20(V1.0A)&CategoryID=1&MenuID=82&LanID=0

Hope that helps...........