Driver for Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter - downloading and installing it

Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1A48 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 2.1.7.0 dated 2005-02-16.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Intel applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 102426 bytes (100.03 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 50844 votes.
This driver is fully 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. How to use DriverMax to install Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver

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

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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Intel Intel R 82597-based 10 Gigabit Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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