Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series 10GbE Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series 10GbE Adapter is a Chipset device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Cavium, Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is pci/ven_1077&dev_1666&subsys_e4f41077.

1. Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series 10GbE Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series 10GbE Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.31.1.0 released on 2018-01-07.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 973764 bytes (950.94 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 5 stars out of 1470 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• 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. How to install Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series 10GbE Adapter driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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. Search the list until you locate the Cavium, Inc. QLogic FastLinQ QL45000 Series 10GbE Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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