diff -urN linux-2.6.22-suspend2-r1.orig/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c linux-2.6.22-suspend2-r1/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
--- linux-2.6.22-suspend2-r1.orig/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c	2007-08-17 23:32:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22-suspend2-r1/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c	2007-09-05 16:39:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -999,16 +999,18 @@
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}
 
-	/* before reading the EEPROM, reset the controller to
-	 * put the device in a known good starting state */
-
-	e1000_reset_hw(&adapter->hw);
-
-	/* make sure the EEPROM is good */
-
 	if (e1000_validate_eeprom_checksum(&adapter->hw) < 0) {
-		DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
-		goto err_eeprom;
+		/* before reading the EEPROM, reset the controller to
+		 * put the device in a known good starting state */
+		
+		e1000_reset_hw(&adapter->hw);
+
+		/* make sure the EEPROM is good */
+
+		if (e1000_validate_eeprom_checksum(&adapter->hw) < 0) {
+			DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
+			goto err_eeprom;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* copy the MAC address out of the EEPROM */