Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_150F is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 11.14.49.0 released on 2012-06-18.
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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 running 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 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Intel.
The file size of this driver is 257707 bytes (251.67 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 98797 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver

The 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 find the Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Fiber Network Connection driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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