Hi wb_Intel,
As 'vince_Intel' suggested back in February, I have already tried setting the 'Wait for Link' to OFF. This made no difference to the problem.
I can confirm that when the cable is disconnected the advanced features in Device-Manager are disabled.
I'm pretty sure I won't get any help from Microsoft regarding the code 10 error, as I only get the error when I have an Intel driver.
What I really want somebody to explain is what the 'flow of data' should be when waking the i218-LM from its ULP state during a RESTART?
I can see from the reference schematic that the LANWAKE_N (i218-LM pin 2)and LAN_DISABLE_N (i218-LM pin 3) should be routed to the PCH's GPIO27 & GPIO12 respectively. As the i218-LM is not waking correctly from its ULP state after a RESTART, then what part of the system is responsible for the waking? Is it the BIOS involved (i.e. ACPI functionality)? So who and when controls the PCH GPIO27 & 12 signals?
Regards,
dh29