Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Mellanox Technologies Ltd.. PCI/VEN_15B3&DEV_1018&REV_00 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.10.20286.1 dated 2019-03-03.
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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 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 1057170 bytes (1.01 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 29668 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual 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, 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 named ~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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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