Driver for Intel Intel R Ethernet Connection I218-V - downloading and installing it

Intel R Ethernet Connection I218-V is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Intel. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1559 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Intel Intel R Ethernet Connection I218-V driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel R Ethernet Connection I218-V driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 12.11.96.1 dated 2014-03-14.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R Ethernet Connection I218-V driver

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

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Intel Intel R Ethernet Connection I218-V driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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