Nov 9, 2012 - Installs the LAN driver version 8.003.0920 for Intel® Desktop Boards with the Realtek* Ethernet LAN controller. Device Manager displays an exclamation point for the SMBus controller or lists it under Other Devices. Intel® Chipset Device Software Update Through Microsoft Windows* Update Overwrites Existing Device Drivers Causing Loss of Functionality: Related Products. This article applies to 1 products.
The table lists all retail boxed versions of Intel® Ethernet Adapters and the type of driver support they have for Windows 8.1*.
Intel® Ethernet Adapters with driver support for Windows 8.1*
| Description | In Box Support1 | Full Support2 |
10/100 Mbps Ethernet Adapters:
| Yes | No |
PCI and PCI-X* Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Adapters:
| Yes | No |
| No | No |
PCI-Express* Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Adapters:
| Yes | No |
| Yes | No |
| Yes | Yes |
| Yes | No |
| Yes | No |
PCI-X* 10GbE (10 Gbps Ethernet Adapters):
| No | No |
PCI-Express* 10/25/40 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters with Intel® 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller:
| Yes | No |
PCI-Express* Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters with Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller:
| Yes | Yes |
| No | Yes |
PCI-Express* Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters with Intel® Ethernet Controller X540:
| Yes | Yes |
PCI-Express* Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters X550:
| Yes | Yes |
1 In-box support
- Driver and software updates are not planned for adapters with only in-box support. These adapters cannot be updated using automated or manual methods.
- Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager and Advanced Network Services (ANS) driver for teaming and VLANS are not included with in-box support.
- To add an adapter with in-box support to a team using multivendor teaming (MVT), see the user guide.
2 Full support
- These adapters have updated drivers, Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager, and Advanced Network Services (teaming and VLAN) software available in Download Center.
- Use the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant for Wired Networking to detect and update drivers.
- Manually download the latest Intel® Ethernet Software and drivers.
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Option 1: Update drivers manually
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