Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Network Connection driver download and installation

Intel R 82580 Gigabit Network Connection is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_150E; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Network Connection driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Network Connection driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 11.14.48.0 released on 2011-11-28.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled 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 straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.1 stars out of 68974 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit 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 take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Intel R 82580 Gigabit Network Connection driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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