Yes, thank you, I have tried that several times (as well as unplugging the cable modem and the router) -- just tried it again for good measure. No change -- still doesn't find the Network Adapter
You might try this:
Start Button (lower left)
Settings
Control Panel
Network Connections
from there, run the Network Setup wizard
There are motherboard drivers that have to be installed, not only the network adapter drivers.
If the network adapter was working before the hd crash then it is already enabled in BIOS but you have to install the motherboard drivers.
Surely, there must be a set of drivers for the motherboard that came with the computer.
On the other hand, maybe the network adapter is listed in device manager as a yellow "?" ( Unknown ) device and that is where the drivers would have to be installed.