Intel NIC Family Version 18.3.0 Drivers for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems

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Driver Id : N5GYM

Importance : Recommended

Version : 18.3.0, A00 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 14 Nov 2018

Download Type : Driver

Category : Network, Ethernet & Wireless

This software bundle includes the Dell EMC Update Package to install Intel NIC Drivers on Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 x64, Windows 8.1 x64, and Windows 7 x64. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.

Supported Adapters:

Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X520 LOM
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350 LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit I350-t LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t bNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X520/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X710/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X550/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X550-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X550/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X550 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-Q2
Intel(R) Ethernet 40G 2P XL710 QSFP+ rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-T
Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X710-DA2 for OCP
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter

Note: This package does not support X710 and XL710 adapters in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 with the exception of supporting the Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC on Windows 10 and Windows 7.

Download Files

File Format: Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.

File Name: Network_Driver_N5GYM_WN64_18.3.0_A00_04.EXE

File size: 80.22 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: fa9a71bae59b7b4c1d054f075638bfd9

SHA1: a4b36d3adc9e307d004827e4aa8f341a4c496bd5

SHA-256: fbc3320065203b7410f7261164a8ac992f4a4dfb5f160b2e147e85d5cfa536c4

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File Format: This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.

File Name: readme.txt

File size: 4.82 KB

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MD5: 718ae18dd96da9dce0ef7e445f045df3

SHA1: c53828a49e8046761645a7bb7e1213bddf8c1898

SHA-256: eef5d1644360d579597f299a0f21253e59f613f814d6e7e92ea7f16a70602673

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File Name: release.txt

File size: 9.63 KB

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MD5: 3d9e001286c064c3fd104eb28051e518

SHA1: 1a1bfae7287b42e0e4a3f538d6e5dddef999ef0f

SHA-256: a5e8c3c96d10a6e6a86bfe74e742a1a95098b3439019d6d9f71555a48942852d

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Fixed issue with Windows* Teaming when fail-over fails on Intel(R) X710/XL710/XXV710 devices if the link is disconnected from the primary port of the team.
- Fixed issue with loss of communication when sending heavy traffic (10GB) to each port of Intel(R) Ethernet X710/I350 adapter.
- Fixed issue with Windows "Device Properties" not displaying value for priority group (PG) in "Data Center" tab.
- Resolved PowerShell command "Get-NetAdapterStatistics" failure that occurred with Intel (R) X710 Adapters on Windows Server 2012 R2 after network driver upgrade from version 17.5.X to 18.0.X.
- Fixed issue with Intel(R) PROSet that may cause network connectivity loss for one of the ports.
- Fixed an issue with direct loading of the drivers for Intel(R) X520 and I354 adapters on WinPE 10.
- Fixed issue with switch independent team not failing over correctly when link was disconnected from the primary port of the team.
- Windows installer now supports using '-ConfigPath' to specify the folder for saving the installation log file.
- Resolved issue with X710/XL710 devices that caused no traffic on an untagged VLAN if it is created after creating a tagged VLAN.
- Fixed issue with X710/XL710 devices in which communication was lost when flow control was disabled and system was warm rebooted for both sender and receiver system.

Enhancements
- Added support for Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter, a dual port 25G SFP28 low profile/full height adapter.
- Added support for PHY and MAC loopback enabled on Intel(R) X710/XL710 devices.

Compatible Systems

Dell EMC vSAN C6420 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R440 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R640 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R6415 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R740 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R740xd Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R840 Ready Node

PowerEdge FM120x4 (for PE FX2/FX2s)

PowerEdge M420

PowerEdge M520

PowerEdge M620

PowerEdge M620 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M630

PowerEdge M630 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M640

PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M820

PowerEdge M820 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M830

PowerEdge M830 (for PE VRTX)

Installation instructions

Download
1. Click Download Now to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Intel NIC Family Version 18.3.0 Drivers for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

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