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

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Driver Id : W205T

Importance : Recommended

Version : 17.0.0, A00 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 07 Dec 2015

Download Type : Driver

Category : Network, Ethernet & Wireless

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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File Name: readme.txt

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SHA-256: b5ee96c6e6741354447f028a71d57ad12225fb353a8d5d0e605d02a701c8b8b7

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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_W205T_WN64_17.0.0_A00_03.EXE

File size: 56.48 MB

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MD5: 70299813daaf4fdcb9acae70655fe0f9

SHA1: 03da654fc8e2103e4f1388394ff0d734992c274d

SHA-256: 9c4c134dd453cd97c775109c35199609d1495c1d79999259630b9e561c5a6d6d

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File Name: release.txt

File size: 8.6 KB

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MD5: 2f1d2ef99edab61e8fd8cd5d64a492c0

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SHA-256: 06c0b0a3e25077e2621b5e05d2e7691c0a2123368b3b2ced72f6fcbba80621a3

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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

Compatible Systems

Dell Storage NX3230

Dell Storage NX3330

Dell XC430 Hyper-converged Appliance

Dell XC630 Hyper-converged Appliance

Dell XC720XD Hyper-converged Appliance

Dell XC730 Hyper-converged Appliance

Dell XC730XD Hyper-converged Appliance

PowerEdge M520 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M620 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M630

PowerEdge M630 (for PE VRTX)

PowerEdge M710

PowerEdge M710HD

PowerEdge M805

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 17.0.0 Drivers for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems

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Fixes & Enhancements

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

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