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 device. This Windows driver was developed by Mellanox Technologies Ltd.. PCI/VEN_15B3&DEV_1018&REV_80 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2.0.19824.0 dated 2018-07-02.
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3. Start 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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 1022504 bytes (998.54 KB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 75186 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 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 follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Virtual Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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