Installs Ethernet drivers, Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager*, advanced networking services (ANS) for teaming & VLANs, and SNMP for Intel® Ethernet Adapters for Windows Server 2008*.

These packages include virtual function (VF) drivers supporting Windows Server 2008* as a guest OS in hypervisors with SR-IOV support.

FAQ: Using SR-IOV with Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters has more information.

Intel® 10 Gigabit Converged Network Adapters support SAN, LAN, and FCoE unified networks. This software package includes support for Intel® Ethernet DCB Service for FCoE and Intel® Ethernet DCB Service for iSCSI supported by Intel® 10 Gigabit Converged Network Adapters.

Intel® Ethernet DCB and FCoE Drivers and FAQ: Intel® Ethernet DCB Service for FCoE have more information on Intel® Ethernet DCB Service for FCoE.

FAQ: Intel® Ethernet DCB service for iSCSI has more information on Intel® Ethernet DCB service for iSCSI.

NOTE: The following devices do not have driver or software support for Windows Server 2008:

  • Intel® 82566MC Gigabit Network Connection
  • Intel® 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection
  • Intel® 82567LF Gigabit Network Connection
  • Intel® 82567V Gigabit Network Connection
  • Intel® 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
  • Intel® 82579V Gigabit Network Connection

Support for built-in network connections is provided by the system or board manufacturer.

The software drivers provided on this page are generic versions and can be used for general purposes. However, computer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may have altered the features, incorporated customizations, or made other changes to the software or software packaging they provide. To avoid any potential installation incompatibilities on your OEM system, Intel recommends that you check with your OEM and use the software provided via your system manufacturer. Intel or the computer original equipment manufacturer (OEM) may not provide technical support for some or all issues that could arise from the usage of this generic version of software drivers.

Supported Products:

  • Intel® 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit SR Dual Port ExpressModule
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit XF LR Server Adapter
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter
  • Intel® 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82544 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 8254x Ethernet Controllers
  • Intel® 82550 Fast Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82558 32-bit PCI Bus LAN Controller
  • Intel® 82559 Fast Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82562 Fast Ethernet Controllers
  • Intel® 82562EX Fast Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82562EZ Fast Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82563 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
  • Intel® 82564 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
  • Intel® 82566 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
  • Intel® 82567 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 8256x Ethernet Controllers
  • Intel® 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82573V Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82574 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82577 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
  • Intel® 82578 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
  • Intel® 82579 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82580EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller I210 Series
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller I350
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
  • Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 Series
  • Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1
  • Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340-F4
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340-T4
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F2
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F4
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Series
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-LR1
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-SR1
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-SR2
  • Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2
  • Intel® Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
  • Intel® Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® Gigabit PT Quad Port Server ExpressModule
  • Intel® PRO/100 M Desktop Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/100 S Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/100 S Management Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/100+ Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/100+ Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 GT Quad Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (LX)
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Low Profile Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 XT Low Profile Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter
  • Intel® PRO/100B Adapter
  • Sun Dual 10GbE PCIe 2.0 FEM*