Intel NIC Family Version 17.0.0 Drivers for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems

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This software bundle includes the Dell Update Package to install Intel NIC Drivers on Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 10 x64, Windows 8.1 x64, and Windows 7 x64.

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 4P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X520 LOM
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2
Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4
Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2
Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X540-T2
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 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
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Unexpected Completion Error may occur when TX pipeline is full on X540 devices on systems with big PCIe latency
- Loss of network connection during stress on all partitions of NPAR enabled X710 devices
- Intermittent link loss event in heavy network loads on X710 devices
- PCIe fatal error events and IERR SEL loggings on X710 devices observed during OS shut down when Microsoft Security Essentials SW is installed
- [Identify Adapter] button in Intel PROSet(R) [Link] tab causes the Activity LED blink instead of the Link LED on Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC card
- Intermittent System blue screen (7c) occurs when powering down a Virtual Machine under heavy traffic on X710 device in Hyper-V environment
- Excessive delay during first boot after Windows 2008 R2 OS installation on a iSCSI LUN using X710 device
- Communication fails between VMs when VSwitch is created from VMLB Team on 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster

Enhancements
- Added support for "Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X520 LOM"
- Teaming support between X710 and I350 devices
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Version

17.0.0, A00

Release date

07 Dec 2015

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats
File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: Network_Driver_W205T_WN64_17.0.0_A00_03.EXE
File Size: 56.48 MB
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Format Description:
Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
70299813daaf4fdcb9acae70655fe0f9
SHA1:
03da654fc8e2103e4f1388394ff0d734992c274d
SHA-256:
9c4c134dd453cd97c775109c35199609d1495c1d79999259630b9e561c5a6d6d
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: readme.txt
File Size: 43.89 KB
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Format Description:
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MD5:
9b15a81d46e5169f75e42a7bfe5abef1
SHA1:
8f6defe1f193319cd2bea196d39e5c47e9e33ce7
SHA-256:
b5ee96c6e6741354447f028a71d57ad12225fb353a8d5d0e605d02a701c8b8b7
File Format: External release notes
File Name: release.txt
File Size: 8.6 KB
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MD5:
2f1d2ef99edab61e8fd8cd5d64a492c0
SHA1:
fc50e862005a5d01a765b05574e0ab58ea498b1a
SHA-256:
06c0b0a3e25077e2621b5e05d2e7691c0a2123368b3b2ced72f6fcbba80621a3

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Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 7, 64-bit
Windows 8.1, 64-bit
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 10, 64-bit
SWB,DRVR,NTWK,INTEL,W64,16.5.0
Intel PCI-E 10Gig and 1Gig Family of Server Adapter Drivers
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