Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Intel. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_150F.

1. How to manually install Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver

1. Download the setup file for Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 11.14.49.0 released on 2012-04-30.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Intel applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 286479 bytes (279.76 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 97694 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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