Download and install Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver

Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1048; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.1.7.0 dated 2005-02-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 102426 bytes (100.03 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 50853 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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