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

Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex Virtual Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Mellanox Technologies Ltd.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_15B3&DEV_101a&REV_80.

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

1. Download the setup file for Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex Virtual Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.0.19824.0 released on 2018-07-02.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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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Mellanox Technologies Ltd. applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 1022504 bytes (998.54 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 27805 votes.
This driver will work 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. Installing the Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex Virtual Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex Virtual Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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