Intel gigabit CT-desktopadapter - missing driver

Burgurne

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Greetings. As the onboard netadapter gave me an unsatified speed (systeminterrups maxed out one core of the CPU), and after searching for a better driver, I gave up and got a PCIe Intel(R) Gigabit CT-desktopadapter.
This adapter has the same problem!! And I can't find any driver for this either!
I have been looking here:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Se...ductProduct=Intel®+Gigabit+CT+Desktop+Adapter
But only some tools shows up, no driver at all. And not even these tools I can get to work/show up.

All this started with windows 8.1. What can I do? (except going back to windows 7 ultimate)
 

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Hi Burgurne,

If you have Java installed, you can try this Intel Driver Update Utility which should find the driver you require. Note that I have not yet tested it on 8.1 but I'm guessing it should work for you:

Intel® Driver Update Utility

Good luck and I hope this helps you.

my2cents
 

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Well, that said there is a newer driver, and download a 32,5Mbyte file. But when I run this file it says that I don't have any Intel adapters in my PC!!
So how and why the online drivercheck can see my driver is old, I don't know.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
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    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
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    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
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    Zalman ZM850 HP
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    Corsair Carbide 500R
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In devicemanager it is seen as "Intel(R) Gigabit CT-desktop adapter". The driver is made by Microsoft (??), and not by Intel.

From the readme.txt:
Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 18.7 Release Notes


​But it don't install anything, it just replied that I don't have any Intel adapter in my PC!
 

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    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
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    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
try the one i linked above.
 

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    Intel i7 4790K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    Memory
    32GB(4x8GB) DDR3 Team Xtreem 2666 @ 2400 CL10 10-12-12-31
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x MSI GTX 780 Twin Frozr OC 3GB
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278Q, HP 2311xi, UN46F7100AFXZA
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440p, 2x1080p
    Hard Drives
    256GB 840 PRO SSD
    10TB RAID 0 Array (Movies, Steam)
    6TB RAID 1 Array (Backups, Documents)
    3TB EXT Drive (Secure Backups)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760
    Case
    NZXT White Switch 810
    Cooling
    Block: XSPC Raystorm, RES/Pump: XSPC Bay res W/D5 Vario, RAD: XSPC RX360, 6xNF-F12's
    Keyboard
    Rosewill RK-9000 with MX Blue switches Logitech G15 Rev 2 (gutted for LCD)
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    I also own a Lenovo Y510p, and Yoga 2 Pro
#6 I did!! Read the result in #5
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
oh sorry i thought you meant that was for the one that you got off the update tool and it says Microsoft atm because its using windows built-in drivers and not intel's. you might have to manually install it. right click it and select update drive then manually look for it. now you need to extract that exe you downloaded to a folder like mine (i used winrar to do this) in the screen shot then select that folder in the next screen and make sure include subfolders is checked, then hit next and it should find the one needed in there.
best of luck
 

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    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
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    32GB(4x8GB) DDR3 Team Xtreem 2666 @ 2400 CL10 10-12-12-31
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    2x MSI GTX 780 Twin Frozr OC 3GB
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    ASUS Xonar Essence STX
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    2560x1440p, 2x1080p
    Hard Drives
    256GB 840 PRO SSD
    10TB RAID 0 Array (Movies, Steam)
    6TB RAID 1 Array (Backups, Documents)
    3TB EXT Drive (Secure Backups)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760
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    NZXT White Switch 810
    Cooling
    Block: XSPC Raystorm, RES/Pump: XSPC Bay res W/D5 Vario, RAD: XSPC RX360, 6xNF-F12's
    Keyboard
    Rosewill RK-9000 with MX Blue switches Logitech G15 Rev 2 (gutted for LCD)
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    Logitech G400
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    Chrome
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    I also own a Lenovo Y510p, and Yoga 2 Pro
Latest Intel drivers for an Intel Gigabit CT card

I just got through installing this card on a Win7 machine as a test case for an upcoming Win8.1 build.
The platform was a repurposed Dell clean install Win7(32).
These notes might help somebody else.

Start with https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx?lang=eng and you will get the Intel Download Center.
Use the Find By Category selections, Active Products and make selections for questions 1, 2 and 3.
(1) Select Network Connectivity
(2) Select Intel Desktop Adapters
(3) Select Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter

You should get a page that lets you select the operating system you are interested in. In my case that was Win7(32).
Select Drivers(7).
That will get you a list of 7 potential drivers. It turns out that the Win7(32) and Win8(32) drivers use the same latest pkg from Intel (Ver19.1 on July 3 2014).
The latest was Network Adapter Driver for Windows 7* (Win8* for you).
Selecting Win8* gets you to a Win8* list of 7 driver downloads.
The date for both was 4/10/2014 and version 19.1.
Downloading the pkg gets you Intel PROWin32.exe, 21,689KB.

When I installed the new card and booted, Windows found generic drivers for the Gigabit CT card.
The driver turned out to be ver 11.05.21 4/6/2009.
I switched the CAT5e cable from the onboard LAN port (an Intel 82562V-2) to the new card.
The card and generic drivers functioned ok as is but did not have the latest features from Intel.
I installed the Win7 driver pkg (PROWin32) as an administrator (no problems, default install selections).
I did not install PowerShell or SNMP Agent.
PROSet install was selected by default and I let it install.
The install completed successfully.
Boot.
The Link Speed tab showed up in the Properties for the Gigabit CT card.
I disabled the onboard Intel adapter.
Working OK the next day and the Link Speed tab shows info as appropriate.

There may be easier ways to do this, but this worked for me (YMMV).
 

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