G31TM-P21 Onboard LAN Wont Work!!!!

I have read. I have searched. I have spent almost a day on this. It has to be easier than this. I had a wireless card. I had to move computer. It doesn't receieve the wireless signal that well anymore. I say "I'll run a cable and use the on board LAN". I bought a new cable. Before I started I checked it (worked properly). Then I disconnected and uninstalled the wireless card. Downloaded the drivers for the mobo LAN (I have no idea where my disk is?).
I have it to the point where the computer is recognizing the PCI-E family controller as the Network adapter but it says the cable is unplugged (it is not and has been triple checked). It also wants to install a PCI device and SMS controller (I can't get these to install at all - it rejects all drivers I throw at it). I have the drivers from MSI. It didn't take them.
Windows XP SP2
G31TM-P21 mobo
in Set up I have on board LAN enabled and LAN ROM enabled
PCI-e graphics card (I don't remember which one and I'm too frustrated to go look)
Am I missing something simple?? I usually can solve all my computer problems after this amount of time. I'm severely frustrated (this typing did help though). If I need to post more info let me know.
I need to go take a walk.

I'll check the cable again. But I still can't get past this phantom PCI device it is finding. So when I switched to onboard LAN it found 1.) PCI-e Family 2.) SMS Controller and 3.) PCI device. I have gotten the drivers to taken for items 1 and 2 (I found the install disk) but for the life of me I can't get the third thing (the phantom PCI) to install. It is not giving me any clues what i need either.
I'll try again tonight but any help wouldbe appreciated.
I did this on one of other computers last year and all I had to do was change it in the BIOS. No install. No drivers needed. Why is this so complicated.

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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=149866.0

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As I stated in my original question/problem I have enabled 'wake on PCI-E', 'wake on PCI (PME#)' in bios and tried with one or the other enabled and with both enabled.
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