marvell yukon 88e8001/8003/8010 pci gigabit ethernet controller

hi pc win xp pro 64 problem... i have a yukon marvell 8001 chipset and have never been able to use ethernet cable and had to opt for usb. i have updated marvell drivers and when it says setting ip etc just closes and says connection failed, little green light is on next to ethernet connector modem light flashes sayign ethernet is plugged in. i have a DFI Lan party ut Nf4 sli-d Mobo nvidia nforce networking controller.. tried drivers yk60x64 yk60x84/86 cant get it to work any tips would be helpful..
in network connections i have
local area network 11 connected firewalled NVIDIA nforce networking controller
1394 Connection Connected, firewalled 1394 Net Adapter
Local Area Connection 9 Marvell Yukon 88e8001/8003/8010 pci gigabit network cable unplugged firewalled

any tips plz?
thanks
Stu

I have the same NIC on my ASUS A8V motherboard. Mine doesn't autodetect link speed and duplex properly unless it is connected to a gigabit switch, so i had to set it to 100base-t full duplex to get it working on my 10/100 switch. try setting it to 100Base-T half duplex or full duplex and see if it can get an IP via DHCP from your router.

if u have never been able to use it u probably need to go into ur bio's settings and enable it as your computer restarts u can hit delete to get into your bios check under perifrials or what ever,, u will see a listing for the ethernet adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 enable that ,,, change nothing else and hit f10 to save the changes ,,, it should work then, mine did

Dude, he had the problem 3 years ago.  Also, his problem indicated that it was seen under the OS, which it would not have been if it were disabled in the BIOS.